Smile Though Your Heart Is Aching

They say you don't know how they feel. They walk down the corridor with blank eyes, head hung low and shoulders hunched. They act as if they are the only person in the world going through it. But they don't know. They don't know that there are millions of people out there that have, at one stage or another, gone through it and felt the same way. What is it?

...Depression.

They feel alone, as if no one understands them. As if there is no one else out there who has it any worse than they do. As if life couldn't possibly get any worse. As if they are not worth the ground they stand upon. As if they are not worthy of the love their friends and family have of them.

I know it's hard. I really do. I know how difficult it is to just 'look on the brightside' as many people tell you to.

It's not awareness week or anything, but in wake of recent suicides in America, I felt this post was necessary. If you know someone who is depressed, try talking to them, waving to them or even just giving them a simple smile. I know it doesn't seem like much, but sometimes...that smile or wave could be what keeps that person from taking their lives.