Difficulties: It's a heartbreak not an Earthquake

Difficulties in life, challenges and impossibilities. People face these every single day and most are caught under the avalanche of pressure that come with it. Well let's look at Heartbreak a little here. I'll tell you a story of something I witnessed.

     Heartbreaks could be one of the most difficult things to go through. They leave you helpless and feeling bad about yourself. Your mind gets filled with questions and thoughts, you ask yourself if you are good enough and it seems like every mental fight to object any negative thoughts about yourself proves to be pointless. We have seen people around us that take it too much to heart and contemplate dangerous means to end their sorrow and just put a stop to the way they feel. 

    I remember back in the university. I was out one evening with an old friend of mine, we aren't in very good terms these days but that's a gist for another day. I was at his hostel and we took a stroll out front to a close by shop to grab a drink. We had been sitting for a while when we noticed a crowd gathering close to another hostel that was close by. I have never been one to stick my nose in things that do not concern me but I admit the sudden flock of people to a location close to me pricked my curiosity. Well I still sat with my drink in my hand and pushed my earphone a little further down my ear to block the sounds from the people. A couple of minutes later, two boys where walking down and talking to themselves, I guessed they were talking about whatever it was that had happened. My friend then called out to them and they came closer. He asked what the problem was and we gathered that a girl that just went through a serious heart break had downed a bottle of nail polish remover. They laughed and said that she didn't do it well because she survived it. As they walked away I heard one of them say 

    " But she no try o, she for just use JIK or rat remover end the whole thing once, people sabi dull these days".

I must say, at that point I giggled a bit. I mean, where did he think up "rat remover" from. I knew it was related to the "nail polish remover" in a way.

Anyway here is my point. As you can see, we live in a world where people are no more as sympathetic as they once were and would hardly take pity on you if you harm yourself. In a way this is good, it helps toughen people up. But then again, it's never good to kick a person when they are down because sometimes the weight becomes too much for one person to handle and they need as much help as they can get. Helping to put them down the more would only make things worse. I can just imagine what that girl must have gone been going through that drove her to such extremes. There are still good people out there, I really believe that there are. I like to think of myself as a living proof that there is still some kindness in this world, but you just have to be strong. I would always say this, there are lots of things to go on for. Stop and think before you bring any kind of harm to yourself, believe me you wouldn't be harming just yourself. There are lots of people out there that you are important to, even if they don't say it everyday to your face. So no matter what the difficulty might be, no matter the situation, please think twice.

     You need to learn to take care of yourself more. I know it can be very difficult but you are tougher that you think, you are built to last. Be you man, woman, girl, boy or child. You are made of a tougher material than you know, do not show weakness. Instead take your time to think your situation through and analyze the most rational step to take. I also know that when you are caught in the pressure of that moment you can hardly bring yourself to calm down and think. Well let me ask you this, what do you think your friends, family and Ralph is here for? All I ask is that you have a little patience to get to someone that can listen or help out. 

Be strong! Be tough. But if you feel weak, seek strength through friends and family. Heartbreaks are Heartbreaks and not earthquakes. Difficulties are difficulties and not impossibilities. You can pull through. I really hope this helps someone out there going through a tough situation. And if you know someone going through something then talk to the person about this or let the person read it on their own.