Friendship
He Was Just Waiting for the Light to Change
There was a boy I used to like. His mother was a teacher in a small rural village. When the earthquake hit, the building she was in collapsed. He ran there looking for her. While he was searching through the ruins, an aftershock came. A slab of concrete fell on him.
By Eric Liu5 months ago in Confessions
Confessions of a Dynamically Disabled Academic. Top Story - May 2026.
E is my oldest friend. We reunite at a coffee shop that sits in the shadow of a Costco. We both make ourselves small. She, cross-legged, intent, like a therapist witnessing a breakthrough. I, huddled and fidgety, attempting to mimic sturdiness.
By Erin Latham Shea5 months ago in Confessions
The Friend Who Was Never Really My Friend
When I first met Daniel, I thought I had found a friend for life. We were both sixteen, sitting in the same classroom on the first day of school. He was funny, confident, and had a way of making everyone laugh. Within weeks, we became inseparable. We sat together at lunch, worked on projects together, and spent weekends hanging out.
By Sohaib Ahmad 5 months ago in Confessions
Ways To Nourish The Soul
No one matters. Children or young people out there, you will learn this later, but it's better to learn this now, is self-confidence. It does not matter what anyone thinks of you. What does matter is what your parents think of you, what your best friend only thinks of you, what your siblings think of you, and what you think of yourself. There's maybe like five people on that list. No one matters. Your happiness is in your own hands. You cannot get it from anywhere else. Only you have the power. Remember to be kind. Be the one that is the savior of the bullies. Be the one that is confident to go without makeup somewhere or didn't get time to dress up and go to a party. Enjoy the moment. Don't care about what you're wearing and who thinks what you are because I swear to God when you're older, you'll be like, what was I doing? You have your whole life to be a grown-up. Enjoy being young. Enjoy being silly. Enjoy not getting dressed and makeup. Spend time in nature. Take up a sport. You must play a sport, an instrument, and teach the adults who have missed out on that life because your adults did live that life, but they've also gotten into this Insta life and this like technological life. So you kids remind your parents, hey, come on, let's go to the beach. Let's go to the mountains. Let's do some nature activities. Go spend time in charities. Give your time to charity. Go to SOS village. Go give your time to underprivileged kids. These are all really nourishing for your soul and you will be so happy that you did this because at the end, peace and happiness is all you want. So find that within yourself and never care about what anyone thinks of you. Be kind, be honest, and have fun.
By Ibrahim Shah 5 months ago in Confessions
