Your mom is always right. Almost always.
“Nahla, you have to make your own happiness. Don’t rely on
others to make you happy”. Those words from my mom couldn't have been more insightful.
And I learned the hard way.
It’s not that I’m stupid. I like to call myself highly
social with a hint of gullible. If I meet a person and feel a connection (false
sense or not) I will immediately see no reason for that person to lie to me or
do me any harm. I will, without meaning to, trust this person to be a decent
human being. Which of course, is the wrong thing to assume. I been lied to by
people I thought were friends. Been back-stabbed. Been betrayed by close family
members I loved. My experiences might
leave the average person with trust issues, but for some reason I still gravitate
towards the good in people. I give people I don’t know the benefit of the
doubt. Try to find every reason to believe they’re good people.
But sometimes people are just bad. Unfortunate but true.
This is why you don’t rely on people to
make you happy. Be your own sunshine, corny as that sounds. Be your own happiness,
because no matter what, you’re the only person you’re guaranteed to be with end
of the day. You’re the only friend who will ALWAYS be there, and you’re the
only person who understands you a hundred percent.
Peace!
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