You say I love being alone and I’m withdrawn from society. You say I don’t socialize and I don’t talk much about my problems. You don’t know that I have mastered the art of seclusion, my mind is a place of great sorrows and heavy delusions You cast me out of society; you expose my …
Men, they are supposed to protect us, right! Well, sadly for me, they have abused me for as long as I can remember. When I was five years old, my step-grandmother’s cousin stayed with us. He was unemployed, so he would babysit me when everyone went to work. He would then lift me and carry …
I once felt like I did not exist when people around me were prospering, not that I was jealous but hearing their success stories made me feel like I was not cut for success to a point where I decided to spend most of my time alone. I just felt like I was not good …
Do environments affect an individual’s satisfaction level? Environments have played a pivotal role in moulding people’s lives. It is not surprising to come across two individuals who grew up in the same environment with different results. So many factors provide a certain amount of satisfaction in an individual’s life—the satisfaction being a sense of fulfilment …
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In as much as life can get hard, suicide is not the solution! We can all agree that death is a painful experience for those who are left behind. People succumb to various reasons like sicknesses, natural causes, psychological problems, et cetera. Sadly enough, we have lost a lot of our loved ones since the …
I consider betrayal as one of the hardest pills to swallow because it’s devastating to discover that your most trusted mate is the one who spilt the beans. It’s an act that can destroy established relationships in a split second. I have witnessed friends turning into enemies, families torn apart, and betrayal has been cited …
Have you ever observed how spiders build a web? At first, you won’t notice a thing, but gradually it becomes clear and more significant depending on how laborious the spider is. I liken that to lies; one lie can end up becoming a web of lies. No wonder some individuals end up being pathological liars. …
Forgiveness is the power to release stress, pain and all kinds of negative emotions like bitterness, anger et cetera. The act of forgiveness allows one to become whole, thereby accumulating positive energy and peace. Wounds of the soul are not easy to heal; they need mental strength through meditation and forms of therapy. The irony …
We are brought up in a society where we are told that the truth will set us free, but the life portrayed differs from the truth fed unto us. We get to realise that the truth somehow has earned its way of incriminating or imprisoning us. Should you be able to tell things the way …
It is the way we treat other people that reflects our upbringing. A well-raised person does not mean one who does not indulge in activities perceived morally out of line but caring and respectful to others in all aspects of human dignity and humility. Everyone wants to be respected; being bullied causes emotional turmoil in …