Love your people loudly

Years ago, I met someone very close to me after a long time. I saw water in his eyes and thought it was because of his sickness.

I took quite long to realise, they were tears he had held for a very long time and only surfaced because he was finally seeing someone he held so close. His memory had got so feeble, still he remembered me clearly. I failed to feel all of it in that moment.

You never know which meeting, chat, text or call is the last one.

I hope I am never too insensitive to notice how badly someone wanted to meet me.

I hope that when I meet someone next time and see tears in their eyes, I can feel how much they longed to meet me and tell them I longed for them too.

I hope those who deeply cared for me stay assured that I cared too. I hope the ones who tried to keep me in their life, I keep in mine, and that I am never too busy to leave someone waiting to stay in touch.

I hope I never get so self-absorbed that I miss the depth of somebody's feelings, and that I can see people's effort even when they fail to express in words.

I hope that even when I am uninterested in a conversation, I am kind with my words while they let their emotions flow, for who knows how long they kept holding on. I hope I see through it when people hold back their tears and could be a guiding light in their darkness. I don't forget to ask if they are feeling better.

I hope I go out of my way to express my gratitude when somebody puts effort into making me happier, and that I never kill their excitement. I hope I make people feel special when they bring me gifts which is not even as per my choice.

I hope even when I know someone is evil towards me, the least I can do is stay graceful. Hurting somebody is the last thing I would want to do.

I hope the evil in me never wins, and that I never even think evil of someone, even if they have done me dirty and even when I have cut someone off my heart, I hope I pretend well, so they never know they hurt me and never carry the guilt.

Many times people fail to express their emotions because every time they do, they get reminded why they shouldn't have. I hope I am never be that ignorant.

I hope I give happiness to my people and assure them that they matter and I loved them more. The amount of love and care I hold in my heart for my people scares me. Maybe that is the reason I fear making new connections.

God, the world is a painful place, because some people depart forever.