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i never truly wondered where do i get all the stamina to endure people's venting and revealing themselves in the most disheveled manner possible while maintaining compassion and openness, while avoiding prejudice and any form of dismissiveness.
sometimes we need other people to call out things we do before we even notice those that come second nature to us. but having that particular peculiarity pointed out to me, i think i do get why am i the way i am - a magnet for people with problems, a check-in counter for individuals with baggages, a pro-bono psychologist, a chatbot for commiseration, the therapist for truants of the school of life.
it's simple really - i'm one of them too. i'm probably not as broken as they are, but i'm broken enough to understand how hard it could be to deal with daily struggles of one's emotions and psyche. however, relating to them isn't enough, your heart has to be in the right place too. yeah sure, i can be out of sorts, but my priority is to have one less person like me living in this planet (and no, not by killing them, they can do that themselves if they so wish, otherwise suicidal tendencies are a cry for help). and i will extend a helping hand just to achieve that. however again, having that sense of duty doesn't end there, you have to come from a place of generosity too. i will give a lot of my time - to the detriment of my personal schedule - for others just so they can unravel themselves as the messes they truly are in the pace they're most comfortable with. yeah, i run the risk of overexerting myself - i always do, i probably always will, can't do much about that - but if nobody went the extra mile, then all we'll do is act safely within our comfy boundaries, and heroes would have never existed.
but i'm not looking to be a hero amidst all of this. i'm just hoping to make the most difference with what little i'm capable of giving to the universe.
with all that's been said and done, do i ever worry about myself?
well that's a good question - what worries you lately?
sometimes we need other people to call out things we do before we even notice those that come second nature to us. but having that particular peculiarity pointed out to me, i think i do get why am i the way i am - a magnet for people with problems, a check-in counter for individuals with baggages, a pro-bono psychologist, a chatbot for commiseration, the therapist for truants of the school of life.
it's simple really - i'm one of them too. i'm probably not as broken as they are, but i'm broken enough to understand how hard it could be to deal with daily struggles of one's emotions and psyche. however, relating to them isn't enough, your heart has to be in the right place too. yeah sure, i can be out of sorts, but my priority is to have one less person like me living in this planet (and no, not by killing them, they can do that themselves if they so wish, otherwise suicidal tendencies are a cry for help). and i will extend a helping hand just to achieve that. however again, having that sense of duty doesn't end there, you have to come from a place of generosity too. i will give a lot of my time - to the detriment of my personal schedule - for others just so they can unravel themselves as the messes they truly are in the pace they're most comfortable with. yeah, i run the risk of overexerting myself - i always do, i probably always will, can't do much about that - but if nobody went the extra mile, then all we'll do is act safely within our comfy boundaries, and heroes would have never existed.
but i'm not looking to be a hero amidst all of this. i'm just hoping to make the most difference with what little i'm capable of giving to the universe.
with all that's been said and done, do i ever worry about myself?
well that's a good question - what worries you lately?
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