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Behind -- I graduated high school but felt behind compared to other students.  I had no plans and one question in mind.  What do I do next?Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

My Only Friend -- During my high school years, my biology teacher was my only friend, a mentor someone I looked up to, and I appreciated him explaining the new culture.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

My Only Friend -- During my high school years, my biology teacher was my only friend, a mentor someone I looked up to, and I appreciated him explaining the new culture.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

First Job in America -- The young immigrant boy finds a job to do, and I was excited to work in America, which was a step in the right direction.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Invisible Boy -- I was invisible to other high school kids, and as an outsider, I saw them, but they didn't see me.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

A New Culture -- A new way of life was upon us in this new land called America.  As an immigrant boy, I had to learn what I needed to do, so I wasn't behind.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

A New Land -- America was the far fantasy land that we were dreaming of while we lived in Pakistan, and finally, that dream was to become a reality. We were one of the lucky families.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Waheed -- My father figure an Afghan man that noticed my head was down most of the times as if he knew the traumas that I was carrying as a child.   Hope. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Refugee Life -- In the 1980s, half of the world's refugee population were from Afghanistan, and our family was no different. We were lucky to have escaped the war and the suffering.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Life in Pakistan -- After escaping through the mountains from the Communists and the war, Pakistan became our new home.  We became war refugees once we crossed the border and faced a new life. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

The Journey -- We traveled on foot through the mountains for freedom.  Like millions of families, we had to escape the crimes of the Russian Red Army.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

The Day Came -- We were just like the 5-10 million Afghans who fled the country during the Communist invasion—only a single story of a family that wanted to escape the traumas of war.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

The Guide -- The older man that took my father out of Kabul city during the Communist invasion.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

War Facts -- The war wounds that Afghans have suffered for decades began with the Russians' invasion in 1979.  The communist are gone, but we still see the impacts of war. Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Hold Your Fear -- My fears followed me for decades, and knowing and dissolving them was simple, but I had to do the inner work.  "Just see it."Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Wish Granted -- My wish for my father to vanish happened quickly, something I wished for but never saw it coming.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Red -- The red color of Communism painted our city streets, towns, and schools a new way of life.  I was not too fond of the color red as a young child because I was frightened by it.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

House Invaded -- The Russian Red Army attacked Kabul city, Afghanistan, in 1979, and this is how I found out a superpower stormed into our country.  Afghanistan was one of the poorest nations before the war.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Why -- Stand up to the cycle, and why not.  It's time.  What is my intention, and why am I talking about all of this stuff.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)

Meditation Part 4 -- I have more work to do a lifetime of work that will automatically blossom meditation in every aspect of my life.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/myaccount/summary)