Last year, i lived through a profound experience where I got an insight into the meaning of my personal life. I saw that for me, happiness is found in the love we give. This is it. Period. Nothing else to add.
That knowledge stayed with me and I tried to keep it alive, to live by it but It wasn’t until i touched the pain of another soul that i really felt it. Tonight, I understood something that helped me embody this idea, and I cried.
Recently, I have the privilege to be there for beautiful people close to me. I have the chance to offer my presence, not to share the joy life brings but to be a hand that helps someone get up or a shoulder to support another soul through the hardships and through the pain that life inevitably brings. While doing so, I understand what love and friendship really are. It’s all about presence.
Life is filled with sunny days but inevitably, the rain comes. It’s in the rainy days that we discover those who are our true family. Love and friendship, they do not fade when the rain comes, they become brighter, they bring the hope that whatever happens, we will never be alone to bear the pain.
I will be there for you because you are important for me. I will be there to share the joy, but also to bear the burden of your pain. You can count on me.
Your true friend.
Your true love.
Becoming the best version of myself is not easy. It’s messy and hard. It’s sometimes filled with doubts but it’s also beautifully filled with hope. Never shy away from your pain or that of others.
True love and friendship are discovered in the rainy days of our existence.
Thank you.
Martin Pham Dinh 