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I Found God

"1851 days back I had lost everything to my addiction. I would hallucinate and run like crazy in the streets. I had stolen all of my wife's jewelry and lost it to gambling. I was almost in the...

Published18 May 2014
Reading Time 1 mins
Author Stories of Nepal
Location Nepal
I Found God

"1851 days back I had lost everything to my addiction. I would hallucinate and run like crazy in the streets. I had stolen all of my wife's jewelry and lost it to gambling. I was almost in the...

"1851 days back I had lost everything to my addiction. I would hallucinate and run like crazy in the streets. I had stolen all of my wife's jewelry and lost it to gambling. I was almost in the streets. People would run away from the sight of me. I was desperate. I really wanted to stop drinking and stop gambling. And I tried but I could not. But 1852 days back something happened and I realized I had a choice over drinking and gambling. I have been sober since." _x000D_ What happened?_x000D_ "I found God."_x000D_ _x000D_ - Shyam Hari (Name changed for anonymity), Met him in Naxal, Kathmandu
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