How do you know you exist?

How do you know you exist?

Have you had your breakfast this morning? Have you gone somewhere afterwards? Did you talk to anyone yesterday? Did you celebrate Eid during the last three days? I think we all did. We all eat, move, talk and socialize, then we all exist! But..wait! Do we all exist? Do all of us REALLY exist? I do exist, do you? How do you know you do or don’t?

You know the magical word: “Change”? Ever used it before? If you haven’t, then you should! You know you really exist when you manage to change something around you. If you can change the negative way other people use when thinking about their current situations or their future visions, then you sure exist. What else can you do to change things? You can help others when they need to get something done regarding work or study, and that’s how you can actually be the reason why so many doors would open for those who are in urgent need to be supported and helped. You can guide people who lack experience when it comes to something you encountered before, you can make things much easier for those who aren’t self-confident enough to take a step forward. There come times after that when you feel indescribably happy, satisfied and accomplished, when you see those whom you helped jumping, laughing and almost crying tears of joy and happiness!

Another thing you can so is to constantly sow the seeds of love and hope in people’s hearts and be the reason why they look at the sky thereafter, smile and talk to God: “I know you’re there, listening to me, knowing my fears and my desires and preparing for something great for me, even better that what I could ever expect.” Those scared and worried faces can turn into smiling and shining faces thanks to your heart that knows how it feels when one is lost, helpless and in trouble, to your mind that keeps thinking of making something about it and to your soul that knows that you do exist for so many good reasons and is determined to help others’ souls survive, heal and blossom.

How many times have people told you that you’ve got an unforgettable smile? How many people have told you that they now like many things they never liked before thanks to you? Haven’t you been told before that people remember you when doing, seeing or experiencing certain things? Such people make you know and feel that you exist, and that your existence means a lot to them. Thanks to them, you know your place isn’t only in this material world, but also in people’s hearts and minds, which are the most special places you can ever exist in. Make sure you surround yourself with such positive, loving and caring people, the ones who know well how much you’re worth and who you really are, as only do they make you feel alive, and only do they know how to show you that you sure exist.

Ever wanted something very much and couldn’t have it? How did that make you feel? Hopeless, weak, depressed, helpless, incompetent, desperate or miserable? Well, such tough times definitely make you stronger than you could ever imagine, for they make you determined to achieve what you think is above and beyond your limits. It’s all to remind you that you’re different, unique and special, and that you exist! “God already knows what we're made of, but perhaps He wants us to learn what we're made of. I think we would all agree that we learn more from our tough times than from our easy times.”

It’s always been you! Nobody’s supposed to try or do these things but you: To decide whether you really exist or not, to find the places you exist in, to find out why you exist and what you can do for yourself and for others, to always help people “BE” and to help those who are lost find their place in this vast universe.