The Brave and the Fearless

In life perspectives are a key to understanding what someone is going through. As know-it-all human beings, we often seem to overlook the thought process of that. In order to know what someone is going through you'd have to be in their shoes.
I'm sure you've heard something like that before. Another thing that goes in one ear and out the other. Listening is another key factor, but assumptions aren't the same as knowing for sure.
Trying to tell people they're fine when they are contemplating suicide everyday is a risky task. But so is struggling with an abusive parent and hiding it from your girlfriend.
You just don't know what someone is going through unless you are physically in their place.
Never assume.