By: Aliaa Fathy
Sometimes, all we need is a little time to regain our sense of self and energy.
A little time to try to rebuild our shattered souls, a little time to recover from all the burdens and pressures we’ve endured, and which we’ll return to complete..
We try again and again, but we stumble to get up. We need to rest a little, to be silent, to isolate ourselves and be alone with ourselves after so much mental, psychological, and physical effort that we have exerted.. We want a little break away from the noise of life..
And the hardest thing is when we feel that we don’t have the luxury of having it, that we don’t have time to break down, that we don’t even have enough time to rest and sleep, which are our most basic rights.
But we are the ones who put so much pressure on ourselves… when we are constantly overcome by a sense of responsibility towards everyone around us, as if we owe duties to everyone but ourselves.
We cannot let anyone down or fall behind anyone, as if the laws of the universe would be disrupted without us, but we can only be a safety, support and help to everyone, even if we never feel that feeling. We wish they would give us some time, if they could imagine, even for a moment, how much pressure we live under in order to please everyone, if they knew the extent of our heartache from the psychological harm we have experienced, if they knew the extent of our patience and endurance of a lot and a lot.
Oh God, restore hearts that have grown tired and been exhausted by the burdens of life.. Hearts that have suffered greatly, as fragile as they are.. Hearts that have been pained and hurt in silence.. Oh God, give us strength and energy to continue..
