happiness and misery alike are only temporary. to be happy is not a goal, but a side effect of having a positive mindset and spreading love around you. what matters is not whether you are happy, but whether you are still in touch with yourself. who you are. your dreams and thoughts, unaffected by what others think. what truly matters is that you are still here, and not giving up despite the rain and the darkness.
are you still growing? try to always keep your head inclined upwards. learn from the past, let go of what will never be resolved, move on. you will gradually understand yourself better. the seed will grow into a tree. the truth is, we never truly finish growing up. life is a vast thing containing so many truths to discover.
feel your heart trembling inside your chest. your lungs harnessing oxygen into your body to keep you alive. feel all your feelings and taste all the words in your mouth. do you feel the blood rushing through your veins? every cell and every molecule and every atom that your body is composed of?
but it is not about whether you are alive or not. the question is, do you feel alive? are you following your heart? listening to the whispers rising from the dark corners of your soul? life is not a survival test, it is so much more . . . ask yourself this: are you truly living your life?
