Are you sure you know them?

If you're being honest with yourself, you'll know;

You can never know anyone else inside out.

You can never guarantee someone else's actions.

Best friends, relationships and childhood friends-

They all exist and may still dominate your world.

But even in the closest bond, there is a space;

A space so deep, so secret, so private.

Your thoughts, intuitions, faith, trust and beliefs;

They'd all fail to map this area between your souls.

Do I mean to upset you by talking about this, today?

No! I don't.

Open up your mind to unconditional love.

It doesn't matter whether you know the whole truth.

Take a walk along the beach of life

Look closely at your relationships.

Each bond has a story; a love that cannot be re-created.

Examine the strands you're holding in your hands.

Gently caress the care, the goodness and the kindness.

Maybe you're blocking some paths, unwittingly.

Maybe you're gripping tightly, the key to your life.

Maybe you're hindering another's growth and freedom.

Open your clenched fist and let go.

Let the hurt, the mistrust, the anger flow.

Feel the love radiating from your heart.

Give freely your forgiveness, your hugs and your smiles.

See it all seeping into space; touching countless lives.

Truths aren't only for diaries

As humans, we learn fast, the art of diplomacy.

We grow up realizing that honesty doesn't matter.

Your relationships begin to matter a lot more.

Everybody's opinion of you takes precedence.

It becomes important to be THE favorite, doesn't it?

Sugarcoating your sentences,

Oohing and ahhing over stuff you don't even care about,

Spending hours of your valuable energy pacifying people,

Convincing them that they're right in all they're doing;

Trivial lies, Impossible-to-maintain friendships,

Hard-earned relationships, A happy puppet-

I'll admit that that was me.

How "okay" with it are you?

Being practical is so much more breathable.

There is no respect for heartfelt drama, honestly.

You've just got to grow up and be there for you.

If friends don't respond as you would like them to-

Know that they're probably going through a phase.

Give them the space they need.

It's pointless brooding over abnormal happenings.

If someone doesn't appreciate your sincerity-

Chuck them into the first thrash can down the street.