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Many years ago, I used to think that the whole purpose of life was to pursue happiness, but now I have changed my mind about that idea. You might have heard “life is easy, Why do we make it so hard? I never thought about it like that. Maybe it is easy if you are peaceful but, is it that simple? There are some things that nobody is prepared to deal with. I certainly wasn’t. It was just 2 years ago that I knew I wasn’t very well. In other words, I knew that something was wrong, but I didn’t want to admit it. Or maybe I didn't understand what was going on and I thought it was normal to feel that way. , Well, let me tell you something, it wasn’t. I was dealing with depression for 3ish years, and nobody knew it because I was very good at hiding it. I realize that this issue is extremely difficult to express to people because only you know what you are going through. I suppose you can pretend it’s not there, but sooner or later, you will collapse. I know from personal experience. And for some reason, it was so hard for me to get through difficult situations. I had pretended to be happy for so long that nobody would believe me if I told them that I was struggling with depression. When I was a little girl 7-year-old, I had no idea what the world was like”, and that same year different people started treating me badly. I was physically and emotionally abused for almost 12 years, but that wasn’t the only thing. I'm not going into more details but, I can tell you, that it was extremely painful. And I was just a little girl, I didn’t know that all those problems were so bad, because no one told me, and I was confused because I thought it was my fault, I made excuses in my head for those actions, and I was convinced that the whole thing was my fault. I was deeply ashamed but I couldn’t understand why. I kept all those problems for many years, thinking that, if I said something to someone it would be to attract attention, so I never told anyone until my 15th birthday. 3 years ago I told somebody, and she helped me to go through the process and move forward. Thank God for her. From my experiences, I learned to forgive, and let go of my bitter memories. Just to let you know life is not easy out there and people are always saying you can’t do something. They say you shouldn’t do something. They are always dumping their feelings on you. They say that You aren’t smart enough, or good enough to do different things. It seems like the world is beating you up, over and over again, but who is actually doing this, is it the world? or are you allowing this to happen? Every experience that you have had in life, whether good or bad, builds your character, and it is up to you, whether those experiences will affect you in a good or bad way. And you know..you don’t always have to be strong…feeling down is part of the human being, and it’s okay. Some people say: “ There’s more to life than being happy “ maybe it is true, but now I can say that life is different for each person. I feel that life, for me, is hope, feeling, finding something to live for, and continuing to live even when it gets harder and harder. Life experiences are a little bit of everything including, difficulties, happiness and It could be many other things too. Life is what you see with your own eyes, it’s very different for everyone… So the truth is, there’s no wrong or right version to respond to what life is, and what it means. Everyone has their own meaning, even me, just take a deep breath and keep moving forward. Don’t give up. Failure is part of the process, you need to get it wrong to get it right. Making mistakes is a big part of life, and it’s okay. Not everything in your life is romantic, but in a way, I found that that’s fascinating about life because somehow all your experiences in life will connect in your future, so you have to trust in yourself because that will give you the confidence to follow your heart. I want you to know that no matter where you are in life, I know it might be hard sometimes, but just hang in there. You will find that those tough moments will pass, and you can find greater meaning through the pain you have suffered and help others who are going through the same struggles as you.