I am among the most enthusiastic advocates for BTS's "Love Yourself" message. In our society, which seems to thrive on negativity and harmful competition, it's easy to feel alone, disheartened, and insecure even in your own thoughts.
When I feel this way, I like to lean on the words of those I admire: authors of my favorite books, scholars whose knowledge and wisdom far exceeds my own, and those seven boys who have contributed nothing but positivity to my life.
1. "The morning will come again. No darkness, no season is eternal." - Spring Day
2. "The deeper the night, the brighter the starlight." - Mikrokosmos
3. "Don't stop and worry yourself. It's good for nothing. Let go." - So What
4. "I'm so fine wherever I go, even if it takes a while sometimes." - Idol
5. "You'll find it, the galaxy inside you." - Magic Shop
6. "When winter passes, spring always comes." - Answer: Love Myself
7. "Even if I'm in an endless dream, even if I'm endlessly crumpled, even if my wings are torn, even if some day, I'm not me anymore, it's alright. Only I am my own salvation." - I'm Fine
8. "Stop runnin' for nothin' my friend, now stop that foolish race." - Paradise
9. "I know, I know, my hardship right now. I know, I know, I'll overcome." - Sea
10. "Although I'll fall again, I'll make a mistake again, and I'll be covered in mud, I believe in myself because I'm a hero." - Anpanman