Finding my purpose
During your talk I began to cry because you were describing struggles and depression in your life and that's exactly how I had been feeling at the time. I was sick of people trying to compare my suffering to theirs. When I first saw you I wondered how could someone born without arms or legs be so cheerful, while I, who had everything, had given up and lost all hope in my life? My childhood had been happy mostly, but then there came a point where i grew independent from everybody. By the age of 6 I learnt to care for myself. People depended on me for support and encouragement. Just like you Nick, I gave people hope and encouragement, but in the meantime I was ignoring my own increasing problems. My family was having problems. It got to a point where I had no strength left to carry on with life. I had enough of the problems I was facing and I began cutting myself and doing things that seemed like I was out of my mind. Hearing you talk, hearing what you had to say gave me my hope back. Life is not a bed of roses, but it is true what you say about needing to hear someone tell me "I love you" and say that "everything is going to be ok". Now I have stopped harming myself. I now realise I have a purpose in life; I want to help others in their lives. Thank you Nick.
(by: Nur Hanisah)
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