Madness

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You never know whom you hurt when you are out of your mind. It’s like the various events happening around you shape your mind in such a way that you lash out even at people who are close to your heart without recognizing you have hurt them. But circumstances shouldn’t always be blamed. A murderer shouldn’t be pardoned just because he has had a shitty childhood and doesn’t have feelings of empathy or remorse. Circumstances only have 50% of an effect on the outcome, the rest 50% is in your hand i.e. a choice to either control your emotions, your temper and your madness or to go berserk and hurt people intentionally or unintentionally. You always have a choice in what you do. You aren’t always helpless against mother nature. So, it is an overstatement if you say that “I was helpless. I didn’t have a choice.” And then after that moment, when you finally come to your senses you realize what you have done. So, you apologize to the people you have hurt. They take time to realize the gravity of the situation and finally do forgive you but only if you are genuinely sorry for your actions. Some people though, aren't able to face the people they have hurt. They realize that the act they have committed is so disgraceful and utterly disgusting that they don't have the courage to apologize and so, they finally distance themselves from them for some time at least. But that's not done. The process of healing starts from acceptance and not from abstinence. 

On the other hand, you see people who get burdened by the expectations of other people and ultimately put too much pressure on themselves to make sure that they feel better in their company. And beneath this lies a problem. These people are the most genuine and humble people you will meet in your lifetime but I am afraid they won’t be able to take a stand for themselves or for their own happiness. They will just keep on fulfilling other people’s expectations and even when they try to come out of their shell, they will be silenced. Again, they won’t argue with you, they will just keep a smiling face and oblige. Take care of these wonderful people in your life. They have a sensitive heart and they also get hurt. Don’t take them for granted.  

 Coming back to madness or losing your mind, it is just an act carried out of desperation by these people because of not being heard or listened to by other people. We all have those days when we act more out of temper rather than mind and lose track of rationality but remember, we always have a choice.

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