Damaged or Broken?

(signature graphics by ricopola)

 

I once had this conversation with a guy wherein I asked out of the blue, “how’d you get damaged?”. He looked at me directly and said, “I’ll tell you my story if you’ll tell me yours.”

I was taken aback for a second and asked, “what makes you think I’m damaged?”. To which he answered, “only damaged people can recognize someone else who is. There’s a sort of kinship among the Hurt Ones .”

If you bear a grudge, nurture a guilt, desperately keep a secret stash of ill feelings… chances are, you are damaged too. And usually by your own doing.

So how do you know when you’re simply damaged or permanently broken? The difference between the two is spelled out in one word: Hope.

If you have it, there’s a future for you.