everyone, deep inside, is just as afraid as you are.
nothing will ever add up like you’d like it to in your head, but tragedies eventually pass and life does bloom again.
don’t ever give up on the people you love. put up with their difficult behavior because deep down, they mean more to you than is even feasibly possible to understand.
you’re human; it’s okay to feel hurt and insecure, feelings most people tell you to be afraid of. be true to you and heal. don’t put up any fronts.
do not be overly-confident. if anything, it’s better to underestimate your abilities and work twice as hard to compensate for your inadequacies than to believe you’re already set and as a result, completely disregard putting any more effort due to a delusional and pretentious attitude.
guard yourself. this world isn’t as sweet as you’ve dreamt it to be. you’ll fool yourself too much, but never lose hope or dim you shine out of your own disheartenment.
L, age 21
