⁠"In time, we grow used to... Manuel Nhassengo

⁠"In time, we grow used to watching people come and go from our lives."


"Sooner or later, we get used to seeing people come and go in our lives. At first, it hurts — deeply. Every goodbye feels like a crack in the soul, a silence left behind where laughter used to live. But time, in its quiet and relentless way, teaches us that not everyone is meant to stay.

Some people are lessons, others are memories, and a few become part of our very being even after they're gone. We begin to understand that love isn’t always forever, that presence doesn’t always mean permanence. And so, we carry pieces of those who leave — their voices, their warmth, the way they made us feel — and somehow, we keep going.

A little wiser, a little stronger, and a little more guarded. This is how life shapes us: through arrivals that light up our world, and departures that teach us how to survive the dark."