Short Stories

Peace

Are you okay?

No. You are not listening to me.

Are you okay?

Not the social version of yourself that you created just so you can look okay.

I'm asking about YOU. Only you.

If I were to tell you that it will get better, it would sound cliché and repeated. Because it is. If I were to tell you that I'm going to help you through this, it would sound like I googled what to say when it comes to comforting people. But listen to these words.

"There is no point in trying to climb a mountain without any gear. Go back to the store and make sure you have everything you need before you try to face something too big for your mental and physical state. It's not going to help if you get halfway up the mountain and freeze to death. Take your time. Let your body adjust and focus to help you. Everyone exercises and climbs at different speeds. Don't hurry just because someone on Instagram posted that they're in their climbing era. Someone else's journey is not yours to take. Everyone in this world was dealt a different hand. With different cards and different rules to the game. Don't let the fact that someone else has already played all their cards weigh you down, or the fact that someone is bragging that they got higher cards then you, make you think that your cards aren't great as well."