By: Aliaa Fathy
Truly, there is no pain that can be forgotten. Perhaps we get used to it and hide it in a corner engraved in our hearts. We remember it. It hurts us, and its memory remains.
We were, are, and will remain this way… as we are… feeling, being affected, and suffering in silence.
But we gradually learn from life. We learn from every experience. We gain many skills, and we learn that life never stops for anyone.
People leave and others come. We get to know each other, we socialize, we part ways, and sometimes we disagree. We love from our hearts, we suffer, we get used to it, and we forget.. We are exposed to disappointment, pain, hurt, and separation…
We get used to everything and even come to expect everything from everyone.
Perhaps, no matter how much time passes, there are things, people, and memories that are unforgettable; they remain etched in our memories forever.
No matter how much we forget, no matter how much we overcome the pain, no matter how much we transcend the hurt, a special part of our deepest memories remains engraved with a place in our memory.
Even if the place of many people in our hearts has changed, even if they have let us down severely, even if we have grown accustomed to their absence and forgotten about them, our hearts still do not know the meaning of hatred. Rather, we avoid what hurts us and place each person in their natural place in our hearts.
We learn not to give anyone more value than they deserve, not to indulge in our emotions to a degree we’ll regret and to prioritize our own well-being.
We learn to love ourselves well, appreciate ourselves, trust ourselves, continually develop ourselves, and succeed for ourselves alone.
