Dear Friend: A Letter to Stay
This letter was written by one anonymous stranger to another.
Support Lines
*Please note: If you or someone you know is in crisis or in need of immediate medical attention, please call 911 or go to your nearest hospital.
Suicide Crisis Support Lines:
- Call or text 988: Suicide Crisis Helpline available 24/7 - talk to a supportive person to guide you through next steps.
- 416-408-4357: Distress Centres of Greater Toronto
Dear friend,
I know it doesn't feel like it right now, but I hope you hear this: you’re going to be okay. And you are so much more than this feeling.
Slow down. Breathe. Exhale. Quiet your mind. Your pain is real. And I’m so sorry you're hurting. Maybe your heart has been aching for a long time. Living with a pit in your stomach. Turmoil in your mind. Carrying an invisible weight up an endless moutain. I don’t blame you for being tired.
Even if you don’t feel hope right now, that doesn’t mean it’s not out there waiting to be found by you. I know it is. I know because of the fact you feel so deeply. It means you care about something. It means you’ve lived. And you know what? Your pain connects you to every other human being on this planet who has loved and lost, who has tried and failed, who has been outcast and feels alone in the world right now. Being who you are right now, you have the superpower of empathy - knowing what it is to be human. Don't let it go to waste. See, you have the wisdom of knowing how meaningful the little things are. The impact of eye contact and a smile with a stranger, how a compliment can make someone's day, how valuable kindness is.
We’re all going to die anyways, why cut it short? Your story doesn’t end here.
And so, fellow human. I hope you stay. Because you have so much more to write.
With love,
Stranger
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An Ending Note
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