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Awhen the world tastes bitter, we realise that we do not belong to it, but we try to find that one space that can accommodat­e us. Our friends may be gone and our trusted better pieces might be no more, but those we are rooted in will always avail themselves.

Family is the greatest blessing one could ever have, that is why it is important to embrace and appreciate them when you have been blessed with the chance. Well, I know you are probably thinking of how unavailabl­e they are when you are in desperate need , and how they ghost you every time you cry for help because you are suffering .

Let us not forget that we are our own responsibi­lity, and we need to not blame people for the tough times we go through. No matter how much they love and care, they are human too, with flaws and all that.

Ours is to find courage and strength to fight for ourselves even through the toughest of

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times, because the lives we live are ours and it is our duty to stand firm for ourselves.

Instead of complainin­g about how unavailabl­e these people are we should instead find ways to survive the tough times. Maybe we have a different view to all this; yes it hurts when those that we wholeheart­edly trust to be with us, to bare the pain with as they promised, are no longer available and distant themselves from us.

It is never easy, because when they abandon us in times of need, we realise that they only pretend to love and care.

But the nice part about it all is that, it is in these times that we realise who are really there for us and who will forever be available whenever we need them.

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However this does not change that they are our blood and in any case they need us we should be available, because ours is to teach love and spread it to those that have not seen its value.

Even though they may be away from us, we still understand that we belong with them because they form a huge part of our lives.

I know how it is like to feel as though you are all alone and you do not have anyone else, but when you pray about it, it all comes together, I have seen that. Where you go home and find so much love. It hurts that at times we have to see losses first until we realise that we need each other to be strong, that we must hold onto each other so that we find comfort and strength.

Being a young person needs one to be proud of who they are.

Because when you know who you are, you find strength that comes from the pride of knowing where you are from. You know I sat there, observing and analysing everyone at home, I saw pieces of me in everybody, I understood me better then , and I appreciate­d this wonderful and amazing woman I am growing to be everyday .

Maybe you need to change the way you look at them, and give them a chance, because I know how bitter life tastes when those we belong with are not there with us.

Being distant from home and family love is the worst pain we could ever live in.

There are many of them that just wish to know that they have family, no matter how far they may be, no matter how poor they are. Embrace them because they matter.

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I know sometimes with some it is really pointless to even try to build a relationsh­ip with them because they just do not care, Others use us as ATMs, and it hurts when you realise that they only what you have.

But still at least you know where you belong and be bold to love that, some have not seen that chance. When all has been said and done, do not forget that you are what you are because you belong to a particular place, a particular family, no matter how far you are from them, and they will always define you better. So let us live and embrace where we are from , because that is what will push us to do more and better every day; some want to break the cycle of whatever and others want to carry the legacies within their own families, it all begins with embracing and appreciati­ng who we are !

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