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DON'T LET OTHER PEOPLE LOSE THE FIRE

Even when you are on the edge of complete oblivion, the solutions to your epidemic are closer than they may appear.

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DON'T LET OTHER PEOPLE LOSE THE FIRE
Sean McGill

At some point in time, we all face a breaking point in one form or another. It does become somewhat of a challenge to deal with an immense amount of pressure, in doing so undeniably you will collapse and the world would slip through your fingers, with no possible way of being recovered or seeing it again. It is a most disturbing feeling to lose what was most precious to you. In this state, we come to be lost in the reality surrounding us as if we need to sort of piece ourselves together again. While in the midst of this troublesome time we tend to push aside all people we hold near and dear. This may seem to be the normal reaction to how we must convey our emotions but in doing so you cause suffering upon them.

The people that are closest to us get harmed because to them we are their world. We give them meaning. We give them love. We give them hope. I know it is hard to face this untimely defeat in your life but don't let other people suffer they way you do. It does matter what you believe in at that moment. What matters is them. Your family and friends. Even when things seem bleak it is important to still be a guide for others who are facing uncertainty in their lives. So that they may not follow into the same dark abyss that you have struggled to get out of. Keeping their hope alive will bring more resolve to you and give you reserves of strength you had never been able to conceive before.

Through this vector, you come to see that the problem(s) you once had are meaningless, that the world never left you when you went into darkness, it was still there by your side waiting for you to grab hold again. There are key anomalies at work that help you pinpoint your way back into the light, so long as you are willing to let them guide you to it. It is a common misconception in our reality to look at problems through a narrow view thinking that is the only way out. When all it takes is for you to step back and see the larger picture at work. Finally realizing that the key to your freedom was surrounding you the whole time.

The key is the people you surround yourself with and by waving them away you continue to loom in your shadow of disbelief. Remaining incompetent and unimaginative of what is possible. Even without legs, you can still manage to crawl to the shelter. Your minor hindrance is hardly a challenge if you are willing to appreciate what you still have. Even if you are not what you used to be the people that care about you, have no problem accepting what is left of you. For them whatever transformation you undergo, they know deep down you are still the embodiment of what it means to have hope.

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