Thread by @zeal_a

Met a girl once, very snobbish and rude, never regarded anyone she considered a stranger, was thoroughly spoilt and entitled.

Met this girl who hardly returned any pleasantries, never smiled with strangers and would dismiss any advances without courtesy

But once I got to know her and found that she had attempted suicide multiple times because of multiple incidences of physical, verbal, sexual and emotional abuse by close relatives from when she was less than 10.

It all made sense.

She isn’t rude, she’s avoiding contact; she’s avoiding pain; she’s cringing at the thought of touching or getting close to anyone. Including you!!

Beneath it all, she’s just a little girl, re-living years of betrayal and she’s lonely, scared and in disgust of everyone.

We judged her daily, and drove her deeper into her anguish.

We mocked her and made her pain of yesterday a reality today.

Through her eyes, we are monsters and we prove her point that we aren’t worth interacting with.

Met a girl once and I saw me through her eyes.

It changed me.

Met a girl once and I wish I reached out yesterday before I got the invite to her funeral.

Be kind today. It cost nothing