To my dearest NOCTURNALS,
I want to wish you the best wherever you are and hope that you are in a peaceful and calm place.
Recently, I’ve watched heartbreaking stories unfold online. People torn apart by words, bullied into silence, and some who felt that leaving this world was their only escape. These are not just headlines. These are real lives, real souls, real dreams that will never continue.
So this is our reminder that
kindness is not optional. It is essential.
Behind every username is a human being. Someone’s friend, someone’s child, someone fighting battles we cannot see.
Your words might be the thread holding them together,
or the blade that cuts them apart.
In our community, let’s be different.
Let’s pick the path of gentle speech, uplift, and protection.
Let’s be the quiet place in a world that is able to be unbearably loud.
NOCTURNALS, let us put an end to the hatred cycle.
Let our love be louder, our compassion be bolder, and our respect to be the strongest.
May we never be the cause of making someone feel inferior, insignificant, or lonely. May we be the ones to cause a person to stay instead of leaving.
Spread warmth.
Choose empathy.
Lead with love.
Darkness will never win where we choose to shine.
