07/07/2025
That kind of realization hit hard, when you realized—that some random people you meet in life are living a life as complex as you are— hiding their deepest pain behind smile, and wearing laughter to masked despair.
Every person that you crossed paths may laughed at the top of their lungs but are living a life too messy, and too complicated like your own.
We all have stories we didn't share with others, and we all have versions of us we didn't show to the world .
This leaves me thinking that kindness can go a long way!
And it reminded me of the beautiful quote from Matthieu Ricard's ( a French Buddhist Monk, and author):
"When you start to think about the pain and suffering of others, you realize that you are not alone in this world."
This quote caught me off guard, and taught me a lesson of how kindness and compassion can bring hope to those who are losing it.
We live in a world where happiness are masked with lies;
We smile to hide our pain.
We laughed to hide our suffering.
We took courage to hide our fears.
Oftentimes, we're afraid of sharing our grief to others because people tend to judged us instead of choosing to listen.
To you, who's afraid of sharing their stories. I hope you find the right people who's willing to share their compassion— people who would choose to understand, instead of people who judged, and people who's interested in reading every pages of your stories like a book instead of skipping some chapters of it. And if you don't find these people, I hope you find the courage to move on, and find the strength to still be kind.
07/07/2025