Hi. I Think I Finally Understood Something.
Hi. It’s been a while since I wrote something like this. Not a motivational post. Not a “this year taught me…” speech. Just an observation. Let me ask you something - Have you ever felt included… but slightly replaceable at the same time? Yeah. That feeling. This year(25-26) didn’t test patience. It revealed patterns. And once you see a pattern, you can’t unsee it. The Epiphany I’ve always been the quiet one. Not shy. Not anti-social. Just not loud for validation. Since childhood, I was like this. I wasn’t the kid who needed to be everywhere. I didn’t build personality around noise. Maybe I never mastered being gregarious. Or maybe I just never believed that volume equal values. I speak when it feels real. I open up when the vibe makes sense. I don’t perform personality just to secure a place in a room. But this year, I noticed something uncomfortable. People are comfortable with you as long as you are convenient. As long as you help. As long as you agree. As lon...