You grow up thinking life is about people, about relationships, about how someone talks to you, behaves with you, eats with you...
INTROSPECTION
When the dream world ends
I don’t know when it started.
Maybe when I was 15.
Maybe the day I truly felt my parent’s absence.
But I do know that’s when I stepped into the real world.
You grow up thinking life is about people, about relationships, about how someone talks to you, behaves with you, eats with you,
smiles at you…
But reality? The actual reality! It isn’t
any of that.
It’s not what people are doing.
It’s what they’re hiding.
It’s what you face when you’re completely alone and still expected to carry everything with grace.
The day the bubble bursts
When I was younger, I thought the
world was softer.
But losing a parent, especially when you're still figuring out life, changes something
inside you.
That’s when I realized:
The world my parents gave me was a dream.
A protection. A bubble.
And when even one shadow disappears, that bubble bursts.
Suddenly, you’re exposed to the storm.
People aren’t as kind as you thought.
Life isn’t as fair as it looked.
Smiles? Temporary.
Loyalty? Conditional.
And pain? Unfiltered.
Waking up in a world of masks
You start noticing things.
How people pretend.
How they act sweet in front of you but twist the story behind your back.
How they fake concern, yet discuss your pain like gossip.
And you're standing there thinking:
“What the hell is going on? Am I the only one awake in a world full of actors?”
Maybe you are.
Because this world, this life, it isn’t
always about love and loyalty.
Sometimes… it’s just about survival.
Yes, the world is cruel
And people still say, “This world is cruel.”
And you know what?
They’re right.
They’re not just right, they’re never wrong.
The kindness we think we see?
Mostly a mask.
What people show you isn’t who they are.
And sadly, you realize this only when you're hit hard by life.
The scar of truth
But here’s the bitter truth you carry like a scar:
“You come alone.
You go alone.
So be yourself.”
Don’t lose your softness, but don’t let anyone use it against you.
Be kind but not blind.
Be honest even if it makes you lonely.
Be real because fakeness is already
overpopulated.
Let the world test you, but don’t lose you
This world will test you.
Let it.
But never let it change who you truly are.
Not even on your worst day.
