Tonight, if you sit down tonight to make a list of the people who didn't live up to your expectations, there will be a lot of names: friends who gave up on you in crucial times, weren't too kind when you needed only a little kindness to make through, were a little cold when you were craving for warmth, even if only in words. But, I also want you to write of all the times you surprised yourself. When you still managed to be kind to undeserving people, when you still used words, which mask true emotions, when you looked so calm even when everything was falling apart. When you found in your heart to forgive everyone, indiscriminately.
Tonight, I want you to remember all the times when in this indefinite world you made an island for yourself. Because there are nights when you are all you have.
Jasir Shahbaz
