Recently, I went to go see the movie “Wonder” in theatres. If you haven’t seen the movie yet, I highly recommend it. It is one of those movies that is an emotional rollercoaster, but it’s worth it. One of the reasons this movie was so powerful, is because it teaches the audience many valuable lessons about life and how to treat people.

The biggest lesson that stood out to me, was the fact that you never really know what someone else is going through. We live in a hard and complicated world. It can be full of so much sadness and pain sometimes. Everyone experiences many trials throughout their lifetimes. So many people are suffering from the challenges they are faced with in their life and it can make people feel extremely sad and alone.

Sometimes, however, people can go through some awful situations that we may be completely oblivious to, whether it is some tragedy in their family or an internal issue they are dealing with. We need to be considerate of other people’s circumstances and feelings.

We can be unaware of these situations because maybe the person doesn’t feel comfortable sharing or maybe we just don’t pay enough attention. So, how are we supposed to be considerate in these situations? This is when it comes down to just becoming a decent and kind human being. We should always be aware of the people who are around us and what they could be suffering from. We should always be kind to the people we encounter because your kindness may just help someone you never knew was suffering.

There have been many times where I have been around people who are just being completely careless with what they are talking and joking about. They are unaware of the pain the people around them are suffering from. And, often these types of conversations and situations can make the person who is suffering feel even more alone than ever.

Now, I am by no means saying that I am completely innocent of this. There have been many occasions where I have not been cautious with my words and later found out how much I have negatively affected someone’s life and feelings. So, I am writing this as a warning to myself just as much as to anyone else.

We should work on being aware of the silent sufferers and their emotions. We can either do a lot damage with our words or change a person’s life for the better.

But, it also goes beyond saying kind words and watching our speech. We should reach out to anyone and everyone and remind them that we are here to support them. We are all together in this crazy life and we can all benefit from each other if we reach out and really get to know one another in a more meaningful way.

Let’s work on becoming kinder and more personal individuals to everyone, whether stranger or friend, we interact with because you never really know what someone is going through.