*They Always Look Fine… Until They Open Up*
I’m learning that some of the strongest people I know
are the ones who rarely look like what they are carrying.
They smile the brightest,
laugh the loudest,
show up the most,
until one day, in a quiet moment,
they finally open up.
And you realize…
The person who looks put together
is fighting battles nobody sees.
The one who encourages everyone
cries silently at night.
The one who always says “I’m fine”
has learned how to hide pain like makeup.
It’s not pretence ,
it’s survival.
Life didn’t give them the luxury of breaking anyhow.
So they mastered the art of holding themselves together
even when everything inside them feels like glass.
But when they open up,just a little,
you hear the exhaustion in their voice,
you see the weight behind their eyes,
and you realize how much strength it took
to simply show up every day.
People carry silent wars.
People bleed quietly.
People smile while holding their hearts in place.
So before you judge anyone from the outside,
remember:
you don’t know the prayers they whispered last night.
You don’t know the battles they fought in their mind.
You don’t know the load they’ve been dragging with grace.
Be kind.
Be gentle.
Be patient with people.
Not everyone looks like their struggle,
but everyone is fighting something.
Temilade Alokan
Light Lamp
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