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Do We Have to Be What We Believe?
When Personal Struggles Challenge the Values We Stand For..
Earlier this year, I went through a difficult chapter — one that made me question myself deeply. Not just my choices or direction, but my character, my values, and whether I was truly living by what I claimed to believe in.
It wasn’t easy.
Sometimes, the hardest part of growth is not facing the world — it’s facing the mirror.
That experience led me to think about the people we admire. The ones who inspire us with their words, their books, and their ideas. I remember once telling a friend that I loved reading Dale Carnegie. She replied, “Did you know he died by suicide?” — hinting at the irony that a man who wrote about optimism and human connection might have struggled to apply his own advice. That moment stayed with me. But here’s what I’ve come to understand:
💡 It's not about perfection, but about making sure there’s at least a rhythm, however imperfect, between what we believe and how we live.
(By the way, Dale Carnegie did not die by suicide — a common myth. He passed away from Hodgkin's lymphoma, complicated by kidney failure, at the age of 66.)
✨Sometimes, we speak about light because we’ve wrestled with the dark.
Most people — writers, teachers, leaders — share what they believe in not because they've mastered it, but because they are trying to live by it. And that effort is sacred.
We all have moments where we fall short of our ideals. But that doesn't mean the values are meaningless. It means we’re human.
I still believe in compassion, in growth, in integrity — even on days when I feel unsure of myself. And I believe in the quiet healing that comes from expressing these struggles and being honest about the journey.
So today, I write this not as someone who has it all figured out, but as someone who believes in the importance of trying. Holding on to your values even when they tremble. Of finding beauty in progress, not perfection.
If you’re going through your own season of doubt or self-reflection, you’re not alone.
Maybe it’s not about being perfect versions of ourselves — but better, truer ones. The kind that grows with honesty, even when the path is uneven.
Keep showing up. Keep growing. Keep believing — not because you’re flawless, but because you care.
🍃Just wanted to share this with you for now :)
🍃Wish you peaceful moments of life.
