Good morning my beloved 🌞 friends.
Some people say it’s important to relax, to take breaks, to rest. However, for some of us, life does not offer that level of comfort. When you grow up seeing struggle, hearing the sound of unpaid bills or feeling the weight of responsibilities on your shoulders, you learn quickly that relaxing is a risk. You begin to realize that fatigue does not cause the world to slow down. If you pause, someone else might get ahead. If you stop to catch your breath, your chances might slip away like sand through fingers.
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Problems that never go away, aspirations to chase, and mouths to feed The clock never stops. No matter how stressed you are, the rent doesn't care. While you lie down and stretch your legs, the future doesn't wait. Others are building their own ladders, one wooden piece at a time, while others are climbing ladders with connections and comforts.
For the latter, unwinding feels like wasting time that could be better spent moving forward, if only a little. A minute of rest could be used to learn something new, repair something that is broken, or move closer to stability. The fear of falling behind is real and heavy. In a world that demands results, where competition is tight and life feels like a race, relaxing can sometimes feel like letting go of the wheel when you're still driving uphill.
This isn’t to say people don’t get tired of course, they do. But some learn to keep moving even when they’re exhausted. Because stopping is, in their eyes, the only thing scarier than being tired. For many, life is like balancing on one foot. You keep going not because it’s easy, but because standing still means falling.