Shah Abdullah was 13 when he faced the diagnosis of bone cancer. Chemotherapy drained his strength, but inside him lived a fierce, unbreakable spark. After one particularly difficult round of treatment, Shah turned to his art supplies and chose yellow and the palest greenish gold. It wasn’t just a color choice; to Shah, yellow was courage, and that soft green-gold was resilience, gentle but unyielding.

He painted a mandala that pulsed with quiet power. Yellow tones flared from the center like sunlight breaking through clouds, while that whisper of green circled it like living light. Black ink patterns laced the design, delicate yet strong, like armor drawn from within. To Shah, this wasn’t just art. It was his shield.

His declaration that he was still here, still fighting, still shining. He named it his power circle. On the longest hospital nights, he’d look at it and remember that strength isn’t always about being loud but can be gentle and resilient.