Sensitivity : The problem in our approach

Let me explain this concept in the way I explain all my beliefs the best, let me tell you a story.

There's this little boy somewhere in the world who had just started trying to find himself and was trying to figure out what made him different than all the others in the crowd, what made him, him. But he did it all wrong and that's what I'm going to tell you about.

This little boy on the path of self discovery found other personalities, in real life, the books he read, the movies or shows he watched, and tried to turn himself into those characters.

There was a time when he desired to be a hard hitting boy, one who was tough and stronger than others. You could say anything and he was unfazed. He wasn't bothered, he was strong. Yet, he wasn't rude. He was kind, he was independent and didn't care of what others thought of him. Good or bad. He just didn't care, he simply wasn't sensitive. This character was absolutely perfect in the boys eyes. Who wouldn't want to be like that? Who wouldn't want to not care?

Sensitivity had always been something he looked down upon. He never wanted to be seen as sensitive. The word itself was something he leaned away from, no matter how difficult it was. He felt as if took away his maturity and that somehow people would respect him, look up to him and at last notice him if he wasn't sensitive. But in the same thought, the little boy disliked being sensitive, disliked being human only because the others couldn't handle the true delicate form of humans.

Let me break this down for you, the boy tried to not be sensitive to the things that happened to him because he thought it made him look weak. But by taking your raw emotions away from yourself, you'll be taking away everything that makes you, well, you. Without that side, the side that feels, that believes, that loves, that hates, that grows, shows immense compassion, empathy and sorrow, you will have nothing left. You take away the part of you that is human. You'll destroy the skills that every human has: the skills to be creative, express yourself and empathize with others.

Pretty much all over the world people will call on you for being 'too sensitive' but never, ever, stop feeling because of that. Don't stop expressing yourself because the rest of the world can't think or feel as deeply as you do. The truth is, we've got it all wrong. It is the sensitive that are the stronger ones. Who would you call the stronger one, the person who has the strength to express and talk about what hurts him, or the one who simply can't tell others how he truly feels? The most powerful strength or trait that a person can hold on to is their sensitivity. Not being afraid to show people your emotions is the biggest sign of strength and such people deserve huge amounts of respect. And that is why people criticize them so much.

Being sensitive isn't being broken, you don't need to be fixed. You need to explore more, read more, think more, watch more, love more, write more, experience more, feel more. Be passionate, be sensitive, it's one of the most beautiful thing that you can be, and slowly, people will understand that, and accept that. If we avoid our feelings, our emotions and our true personality, we will all end up in a giant world full of replicas of insensitive, emotionless robots.

We need to stop dismissing sensitive people as weak. Sensitivity is power. Being sensitive is tiring, absolutely exhausting, it sucks up so much energy from the soul, but it is so so beautiful. A bright, white aura of purity and beauty that hovers around, a continuous fresh look and gleam in the eyes of those who have it. And as you may be up, late, scavenging through feelings, emotions, self care and love, you'll find yourself. You'll find your beliefs, your strengths, weaknesses, what hurts you, what helps you grow, what makes you smile from eye to eye, what music you dance to and what artwork catches your eyes. You'll love it, and soon enough, you'll love yourself.

Now, who wouldn't want that.

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