Someone else's story can make us reflect

"If we learned to listen to others' struggles, we will realize in the end that we are not the loneliest people in the world."

Yesterday I was able to scroll through some posts in Noise. cash and I have read a lot about food posts. Until, I read a post from a user that seems too sad, and she felt self-pity and discouraged about her life. Due to some sickness, she felt useless and was able to help her family with their needs.

Then, I view her profile and read her posts from previous days, and weeks, I read a lot of negative posts about herself, and she feel worried and afraid about her health. I was sad when I read it, I understand why she’s posting lots so negativity. She’s in a struggle physically, emotionally, and financially. I drop my comment on her post, and she replied and shared her struggle recently,

I can feel her pain too, being a woman, and a mother, she over think about the future, if someday she will die and she has little kids. Who will take care of her child she’s thinking what if her sickness is worst than what she thinks? I will not mention her name for the sake of her privacy. I can relate to how she feels, I've been there at that stage of my life a few years ago. When I feel useless and It seems I’m dying to the point that I hate having an illness.

As I am reading her reply, I’ve come to realize that even if I have a problem recently, I should take courage, and don't deserve to belittle myself, because I am not the only one who has faced the same problem. There are hundreds, thousands of people nowadays who have faced the same situation, others are even dying, hard to breathe, and are not able to wake up the other day.

Nobody is exempted from the challenges in life, whoever they are. Each of us has its luggage of difficulties that we have to carry each day. There is always, a tendency for us to have self-pity because we are in the flesh of humans.

By listening to other’s story;

We can ponder life is just what it is

L- Live life as long as it exists, enjoy what you have, and always do your best, whatever choices you make today. There are some instances that we can’t live this life, by always focusing on the unfavorable things that we are facing. We tend to enjoy when we felt abundance and prosperity. but, life deserves to be lived while it exists. Every day is a time that we have to spend to the best that we can, where there’s no tomorrow. Live your life!

I- Immeasurable

What are those immeasurable things that we have in this life? It's not about what we have but it's about what can we give. We might feel discouraged, that we can’t give every material thing to our family as we live. But, just don’t forget the immeasurable things that we can give to them. The love and care that we can show to them and let them feel it. Don’t measure your worth base on material things, because there’s always higher than us, those who have everything. I know that there is something that is in you that you can contribute to your family. Don’t ever think that you are worthless, but you are valuable enough even if the people won’t treat you the same.

F-fellow feelings

These words are used to describe showing our sympathy towards others who have the same experiences and struggles in life.

A support group is very important or somebody with that you can fellowship and share your feelings. The people who can relate to us is the one who has experienced the same struggle in life and shared the same life battles. The more we relate with others, with their situations, the more we can find comfort in ourselves. We can feel support and connection to people and it helps us to lessen the heaviness in our hearts.

E-Enjoy

Last but not least of all, “Don’t forget to enjoy your life, despite of, enjoy our time with our kids, spouse, and family. We can’t live this life to the fullest if we didn't enjoy living on earth.

There is always a test for us each day, either in our patience, health, or relationship. We have to embrace everything with a humble heart, hoping that one day, it will all be gone.

Your life experiences of struggles might help others to reflect and will give them a point of view and change their perspective. We should not be ashamed that we are in pain, or the struggle because we have all the same battle, in different areas and battlefields.

Your life story can lift up others who are feeling weak.

Thanks for having you here.

So long...

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