“Stay strong. Never break
down, NEVER.” That’s the one sentence we grow up finding everybody telling us; at home,
at school, in the media. Everywhere. We grow up thinking that we’re gonna get severely disgraced if we ever cried, snapped, broke or
backed down. And if we ever find anybody doing any of this, we automatically
call them quitters, losers, chickens.. you name it!!
I myself have grown up like this. I’ve always thought that crying is a shame, that breaking down is
disgraceful, that staying strong every minute in every hour is what I should be
fighting for all my life. This is how I perceived things till that one foggy
day when I officially hit the rock bottom & pal, when you hit the rock
bottom, breaking down is your only place to go, tears are your safest place to
hide & anger is inevitably your best friend. Then & only then, I
experienced what they call a moment of revelation; it was when I realized that
God designed us with the ability to shed tears for a reason, that we’re all made from hearts & souls not of concrete or titanium. Experiencing
this insightful moment, I realized that those little seconds when we act like
crazies, those seconds when we break down & cry like new-borns, or act out
of character are the reason why the human species is still surviving sanely or
pseudo-sanely in that universe.
So, here’s what I propose, if you feel you can’t take it anymore, just blow off steam and do it your own way. If
you feel like crying, don’t shut your
eyes; let them well up with as many tears as they can. If you feel like
screaming, scream as loud as you can but make sure you hurt nobody J If you feel
like dancing, turn your favorite music on & go rock n’ roll . And you know what, always, always remember that you’re a delicate human, that we’re all designed to get vulnerable every once in a while. Keep in
mind that even super heroes have their own vulnerable moments cause at the end
of the day, they’re humans
with hearts & souls not titanium lifeless statues.
May you all find happiness!! =)
