Sadness Is Not Always Our Enemy- By: Gouya Roshan
Sadness is not always our enemy. Sometimes it comes quietly, settles beside our hearts in silence, and weighs on us without making a sound. We run from sadness, hide it, deny it; because we have learned to be strong, to smile, to keep going. But the truth is this: Sadness is a part of being human.
Sadness emerges when we lose something: a person, a dream, a trust, or even an image of ourselves. Every loss leaves a small emptiness within us. If these emptinesses are ignored, they turn into a deep silence — a silence that screams louder than any sound in the night.
Some see sadness as a sign of weakness. But sadness is a sign of depth. Those who have never been sad have probably never loved deeply. Sadness is the price of connection; the price of love. If something does not matter to us, losing it does not break us. So if we break, it means something in our hearts was truly valuable.
Sadness helps us recognize what truly matters. In moments of joy, we often look only at the surface; yet in sadness, we descend into our inner depths. To ourselves, to our past, to our mistakes, to the dreams we may have forgotten. Sadness forces us to be more honest with ourselves.
But when we suppress sadness, it turns into anger; when we deny it, into numbness. People who do not allow themselves to cry sometimes carry deeper wounds years later. Tears are not weakness; they are a form of cleansing for the soul.
No matter how difficult it may be, sadness is not permanent. Just as the night experiences its longest moments right before sunrise, the human soul reaches a new light after its darkest hours. It does not forget; rather, it learns to live with the emptiness.
We are not meant to live without sadness. We are meant to grow with it. Every wound that heals properly makes us more mature, more compassionate, and more aware. Perhaps this is the secret of humanity: that we can experience pain and still choose hope despite everything.
Sadness is not the end of the journey; sometimes it is the beginning of a deeper understanding of life.
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