There are people who can open their hearts and people who can't. But just because you've once been one of them doesn't mean you can't become the other. Trust me, I know. Now, to open my heart, I need to run a 3-month long analysis and charge a very high entry fee in terms of actions, maturity and empathy. I'm like a museum with the world's most precious and unique artifacts. But only more precious. Because art, no matter how brilliant, can never be more valuable than a human life. A lot of people will pay the entry fee by borrowing it as a loan. So it can get confusing sometimes. But that's okay because anyone I can let in, I can throw out too. That's a skill I'm getting so much better at. I've ordered about a hundred large trash cans and lined them up right outside. My aim is becoming better too. There are levels. The first exhibition they get to see is of my random thoughts and quirky actions. They love that alright. The second floor has an exhibit of all my insecurities. Most when they start think, 'how bad can it get?' and many by the middle of it start scrolling through their phones, distracted and disinterested. There's this one exhibit on the third floor that's forbidden for the general public. A lot of them know about it because they have seen snippets on it on the flyer but really, only few have been inside. I, however, spend most of my time there. Those who have been in, stay for a short while. But often they come find me there. They come with a warm blanket and a cup of coffee and a hug full of love. Only one or two have been able to hold my hand and make me walk out of it with them. I keep wandering back there, though. And they aren't once disappointed in me. They understand why I need to go there, no matter how dark and lonely. So, yes. There are people who can open their hearts and people who cannot. It's not inherent. It's not genetic. It's not nature or nurture. It's really just a choice. A choice you have to make very frequently. Which person do you want to be? Because, really, that will also determine the kind of people you'll have in your life. It's a hard choice. But I can't be that person with people who can't open up their hearts. They are non-entities for me. They are nothing. And I? I may still struggle with being enough but I am so much stronger, so much kinder and way too wholesome to be nothing.
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