Day 12: Starbucks and the Silence

"To value someone too lightly is a risk no one should take."

I love these kind of days, where I got out of school to a distant world with the people who matter. To sit at Starbucks, saying absolutely nothing is about the most enjoyable thing in life. To just be silent and appreciate the person who has been there for me all these years. I look back and wonder where I am right now without the people who have mattered so much in my life.

Sometimes, I look out and wish I have what I want. I sometimes wish I can connect to people better. I wish I can make more friends. I wish that I belong to a group and I am invited to parties. I wish I’m popular, that I’m noticeable and that everyone would like me. We all want to have more. I always want to have more. I want my social anxiety to go away. I want others to appreciate me and my effort.

See, but I’m a stupid man. I overlook what I have. What I have is more than enough for me to be happy. What I have are friends who I can trust. I was so busy chasing what I could have, only to forget what I already have. And you know what, if I don’t appreciate what I already have, I will lose them, and I will have nothing and no one left.

Do reach out to others and connect with them. But at the end of the day, the most important thing is that you feel comfortable with the people you pick to be your friends, the people you know that will have your back no matter what, the people that care about you, that willing to spend time with you. So appreciate them. People like that don’t grow on trees.

                                                                                                                                       Best,