Light in the Darkness.
Some of us really struggle to be empathetic. And I get that, we're all different and we're all emotional in our own unique ways. Sometimes, we fail to even express how much pain we carry in our hearts because we don't want to get hurt because of people misunderstanding our words. We bottle it all up believing that nobody would understand us, nobody can understand us. Perhaps it is true that nobody can understand us. The best anyone can ever do is try and maybe relate to you, relate to your story. They might perhaps see a reflection of themselves in you, when they see you. Perhaps they resonate with the music your soul sings. But they won't ever completely get you, and it's not even their fault. It's very easy to ask a victim "Why didn't you come out? Why didn't you fight back? Why didn't you shout and scream for help?". I, for a fact, know nobody is trying to insult victims with these questions, it's just that they don't get it. They never will, too. They're just curious, they're trying to get it and they're failing and they want to get it but they won't. It's very hard, almost impossible, for someone whose "normal" hasn't been taken away from them to understand the issues of a victim, the issues of a person whose "normal" has been snatched away in an instant. If you're looking for a message to take away, I'd say, don't always assume you understand someone's pain. Don't even assume you can cure their ailments. If you want to help anyone, just be there for them. No questions, no demands, no suggestions. Be there for them. Show them there's light all around them. Maybe even be the light in their darkness.
Love, peace.
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