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Being a celebrity is not always as easy and glamorous as it looks. Sure, for the general public, their lives seem like an endless cascade of designer clothes, parties and all sorts of glitz and glam. But we’ve also seen many celebs become prey to the darker side of fame. Countless talented artists have been consumed by the likes of depression and substance abuse.
Pooja Bhatt is one such celeb, who fell into alcoholism. However, unlike many others, she was lucky enough to overcome it and start life anew.
Pooja quit drinking on 24th December 2016 and there has been no looking back. She has also been very vocal about her struggles with alcohol and her battle to overcome the toxic relationship she had with it. She often posts on her Instagram talking about alcoholism and how far she’s come in getting past that phase in her life.
A couple weeks ago she reminisced about her first movie and how it was ironic that while her character saved her father from alcoholism, she had fallen for it herself in real life.
She wrote:
“But who would have thought that the girl who saved her father from sinking into an alcoholic abyss in her first film would someday have to fight long and hard to prevent herself from drowning as well?”
Today, she shared a heartwarming incident that had occurred 10 months into her journey of sobriety.
In the post, she speaks about how a stranger had kept her faith in a world where even our own sometimes root for our failure.
The inspiring post reads:
“Ten months into my sobriety I was expecting a couple of friends who I had not seen in a while to drop by. They are not big drinkers but enjoy their share of red wine on occasion. I still keep a fairly well-stocked bar at home for times like these as I would never want to impose my sobriety on anyone else. Searching through my much-ignored bar, I discovered I was low on wine so I called my regular booze supplier, ‘Deepak Wines’, to order a couple of bottles. The minute I said “Hello”, the voice at the other end recognized mine. After exchanging the usual pleasantries, I told him I wanted to order some red wine.
“Aapke liye hai ya kissi aur ke liye hai?” he asked hesitantly.
“Maine sharaab peena chhod diya hai mere dost.” I responded with a laugh.
“Acchi baat hai na madam? Mujhe pata chala tha, issi liye jab aapka phone aaya, toh mera dil ghabra gaya.”
I was moved beyond belief. I was probably one of the best customers this man once had & here he was worried about me breaking my resolve to not drink. Some of my very own wanted me to fail and here was this intimate stranger who was rooting for me to stick to my course. I only knew him as a voice at the other end of the phone that unfailingly sent me my supply of booze across the length and breadth of the city at godforsaken hours. It would be extremely profitable to this man if I started drinking again and yet he wanted me to stay sober. It is these instances of virtuousness that work as the glue that keeps this rather broken world together.”
Instances like this, really do restore your faith in humanity. At a time when we are all chasing fame and wealth, many often don’t care about the cost. This had led to us live in a rather selfish community where each person is left to fend for themselves. The good-hearted stranger in this incident has proven that all hope is not lost yet. Kudos to you, kind sir.
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