Tonight, I realised.

[trafalgar]

Tonight, I realized.

That all you can really do is be a good friend.
You can't chase away sadness or make everything all right.
But you have to be there.
You have to try to show that life can be ok.
That life is the best choice, all the time.
Tonight, I saw that sadness can destroy.
But I saw that happiness does not come out of
money, friends, family, achievements.
No.
Is happiness a choice? I don't know.
I don't think I'll even know the answer to that question.
Maybe the goal isn't even happiness
The goal is just living today fully
Because there is hope in your hearts
Because there is something to look forward to
If you don't have that--- something to look forward to
Then a big question falls on you --
What is the point?
But you must be there, always, for the people you love
You can never put on the shoes they are wearing
Because they aren't yours to put on
You can never ever feel what they are feeling
Not even close to whatever it is
But to be there, to stand by them, to love them
To let them know that they are loved,
That's what you can do, and must do.
Depression is a very difficult and lonely state
If you have experienced just an ounce of it
You'd understand
But can you imagine being overcome by it?
Just be there and love. Show love.