HOW DO WE MAKE IT THROUGH THE DARKEST VALLEYS OF LIFE ?

The older I get, the more I understand that there are things in life we simply cannot choose. No one wants to experience suffering, but perhaps none of us can go through an entire life without facing some dark days.

I believe in having a positive attitude. Not because positive thinking can make suffering disappear. Some things will still hurt no matter how we think about them. But sometimes, a little hope can give us the courage to keep going and remind us that one bad day does not mean tomorrow will be the same.

I know there are many things in my life to be grateful for, and there are kinds of suffering I have never experienced, so I cannot say that I fully understand them. But I have also learned that not every wound a person carries can be seen with our eyes.

Perhaps that is why I have always loved the old Disney animated films, especially Cinderella.

Sometimes I wonder: how many people could endure emotional mistreatment for such a long time, carry wounds that no one else can see, and still have the courage to keep a gentle heart without becoming bitter toward the world?

That is also what I learned from Cinderella. Although life was not gentle with her, she did not allow those experiences to take away her kindness.

Perhaps getting through the dark days does not mean we always have to be strong. We are allowed to feel sad, to feel tired, and to stop for a while.

But whatever life brings me, I hope I can still keep a little kindness, a little courage, and a little hope for tomorrow.