If they don’t need you, it’s okay. You do not live for other people.

What if everyone in the world was near-sighted. Things far away were blurry, unfocused. Like looking at the world without contacts or glasses. When you look at someone, you see the basics. The outline. Short, tall. Skinny, fat. Hair color and that they have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. That’s all you can see. There’s nothing special about them. You can see no freckles, birthmarks, not even the eye color. They might as well be like everyone else. The things that define them…are invisible to you. Then, you become brave. You take a step closer, maybe two, three. And with each step, things become clearer. You see things about that person that you hadn’t before. You see the color of their eyes, even blemishes on their skin. And as you get closer to that person, they look completely new. Not at all like how you’d originally seen them. They’re real, and their different. You see ever freckle, the way their hair falls, even scars they may have. And once you see who they are on the outside, you begin to see their inside as well. Their heart, and personality. And then you know them. You see them like no one else does. They’re not blurry in your eyes anymore. And you love them. But there are some people in that world that never take the time to take a step closer to someone. They never see that person, or anyone clearly. In their mind, everyone is the same. They have their opinion made up. In their eyes, they don’t need to see anyone clearly. They don’t want to know them. Anyone. And they live their life unfocused. Fuzzy. Never knowing another soul for who they really are. Our world isn’t far from this now. Not everyone is the same. Each person is special, and unique. Beautiful. But some people choose not to see it. They judge. Form opinions about someone who’s blurry in their eyes. What sense does that make? None. Sometimes, I wish this really was how we saw things. Blurry. Then when we finally see things clearly in a person, it’d be the most beautiful thing in the world. Maybe it already is.

Realize that anyone who tries to put you down about your appearance is assuming that it is your job to please them visually. Once you realize that it isn’t your job to be visually pleasing to anyone, ever, it becomes very hard for anyone to make you feel bad about yourself.

I could start fires with what I feel for you.

Las pérdidas son positivas. Sé que cuesta creer en ello, pero las pérdidas son positivas. Tenemos que aprender a perder. Debes saber que tarde o temprano todo lo que ganas lo perderás.

«Jamás nos mentiremos… Escúchame bien, eso implica algo más que ser sincero… En este mundo mucha gente es falsa… Las mentiras te rodean… Saber que existe un archipiélago de personas que siempre te dirán la verdad vale mucho… Quiero que formes parte de mi archipiélago de sinceridad…»
«Saber que puedes confiar en la otra persona, que nunca te mentirá, que siempre te dirá la verdad cuando se lo pidas, no tiene precio… Te hace sentir fuerte, muy poderoso…»
«Y es que la verdad mueve mundos… La verdad te hace sentir feliz… La verdad creo que es lo único que importa…»