The world has messed up happiness for popularity and a pretty face. It has even messed up more when there is a constant barge of positivity videos that crowds our timelines. Oh! Timelines, isn’t that where we live now. No one misses anyone. They only miss the updates. If you are pretty on the photographs with lots of friends and wear those charming clothes, no one might even ask if you are going through something tough. Being sad, unhappy has almost become a vice. They keep hammering our heads on how we should stay positive. And keep away from all that is negative. As if people who go through phases of negativity are pariahs in the society. Meant to be shunned. And we would want them to disappear. And like all billboards we would only want the happy ones.

But don’t let that discourage you. Don’t let that define you. When you are sad. When you are heartbroken. When you feel unloved. You have all the rights to be in your shells. Feel your brokenness. Address your pain. Don’t let the new age positivity fool you. No human is wired only to be happy. Only to see the good in the world. Grief is a part of the vast human experience. In secret it is your fodder for growth. It is your bridge to the unknown. So girl, even when they say you got it all. Even when they question if you have anything to be sad about, go and mourn when your heart is grieving. You don’t owe an explanation to your pain. When it comes to you, you address it. Your pain needs no validation.

You need no approvals. You are free to grieve your heart away. In a world, that demands happy face, grieving is the most courageous thing you can do. To feel your heart break is grace. Let no one ever rob you of what belongs to you. Like your happy face, your grief too belongs to you. Because one day it will rain and the broken heart will grow again.

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