The walls that need to be broken.

                             You are never going to know how people feel, just by looking at them. Never. The pain they feel, is not on display for you. Most people aren't going to scream at you, aren't going to beg you to save them. They have too much pride to do so, are too afraid of being weak; or they don't trust you to take care of their emotions properly. They don't trust you to handle the most precious thing they have. Once someone has felt emotional turmoil for a long enough time, it becomes routine for them to fake a smile or a laugh, enthusiasm or joy. You may see something behind their movements, may sense something behind their words, but you don't say anything. You don't want to make a big deal out of something that could be meaningless. You don't want to take on the responsibility. You don't want to worry yourself about it. This is our problem, we are so afraid of breaking down walls. Our own walls, and the walls of others. These invisible walls are absolutely everywhere, in our conversations, in our interactions. You need to break down those walls, we all do. Allow people to be open with you, to be real and genuine with you. Don't be ashamed of being the person who cares. Don't be judgemental, or patronizing towards sensitive feelings in any situation. You don't have the right to do so.
          Be the person people trust with their emotions. That is the most valuable thing you can have in any relationship. People will realize that you are the person they can come to with their innermost worries, if they see that you are the person who listens as opposed to interjects. They will see that you are the person who's purpose isn't to make everything about yourself.  Ask people how they are feeling, it is such a simple question that can bring a flood of words you never could have imagined to come out of them. Don't think that you can't handle it, because you can. Everyone can, if they try. You are a human, you understand feelings. Don't doubt if you can help someone, because you can. People are terrified of being vulnerable; try to be that person who allows them to do so. It is so terrifying because it is so freeing when a person lets their guard down, and feels completely comfortable with that decision. The moment where someone pours their soul out to you, or when you do to them, is what sincere relationships are made of.
           Try to lessen the hurt in this world, you can do it every moment that you're breathing.