Sometimes I think about the weight of the world. The physical weight that is. 6x10^24 kilograms: a number so insurmountable that it is unfathomable.
What does that number mean to you? Anything? Does it trigger any thoughts? Make you feel?
It’s hard for me to say. It’s so irrelevant to my being that the pure essence of the number means nothing. But without that number, and everything that that number stands for, where would we be?
And so what does it mean when someone says they feel as though the weight of the world sits upon their shoulders? How heavy and unmanageable life must seem to that person. What about that person’s day to day has allowed them to equate their load with the entire earth’s weight?
Let’s consider what that person must be going through, how each of those experiences are impacting his or her life, leading to their emotional distress. Let’s show support, even if that just means providing a physical presence. Taking time to listen and learn can make all the difference.
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