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“Not Everyone You Hold Close Is Holding You Back” A Reality Check!!!
There comes a moment in life ‘for some’ when silence starts speaking louder than words, when people who once called your name with warmth now scroll past your existence like you were never there.
You gave them your time, your care, your sleepless nights, your quiet sacrifices. You built your days around their needs, offered your shoulder without being asked and stood beside them when no one else would. You mistook need for love and usefulness for worth. That’s where the heartbreak begins.
Because the truth??? The world has a sharp memory for your absence and a short one for your presence. The same hands you held through storms begin to slip away when you’re no longer the strong one. When your energy fades, or your utility dwindles or life knocks you down, they don’t look back. They move on. Quietly. Coldly. Almost professionally.
And that ache, that sudden shift, is not just loneliness. It’s betrayal in slow motion. You don’t lose people. You watch them choose not to stand by you. You don’t change. You simply stop serving their purpose.
We often think love is forever. But more often than not, it’s a contract signed in invisible ink, valid only while you’re needed. When you’re no longer useful, they edit you out like a scene that no longer fits the story. The same people you protected, defended, poured your life into, they forget. Not out of cruelty, but convenience. And that hurts even more.
In that quiet void, you begin to understand who truly loves you, not for what you give, but for who you are. And it often narrows down to a painfully small circle. Sometimes just your parents. Sometimes not even that. It’s a hard truth, but a necessary one.
The world doesn’t owe you permanence. So, give without losing yourself. Care without emptying your soul. Love but know where your center is. Because when the lights go out and the room empties, your peace will come not from who stayed, but from knowing you stayed true to yourself.
In the end, not everyone who walks with you is walking for you.
Some are just walking through… ~ Latika Teotia
