Anonymous

Photography by Jalencia Pouge

If you’re reading this, someone wronging you does not reflect you as a person. 

After recently breaking up with a partner who was not loyal to me, it was easier to blame myself than them. I struggled to recall when I saw signs but turned a blind eye because I wanted to believe this person was good. I would blame myself for what they did and spend time racing my brain around what I lacked or even where I failed as a partner. 

But, the truth was, there wasn’t anything that I could have done when I did what I was supposed to. When you encounter someone who has treated you wrong, finding fault within yourself is easy. It’s easy to want to treat people the way they treated you. But don’t change who you are, shrink to someone else’s level, or blame yourself. 

The universe will reward you for walking with a good heart and pure intentions. As easy as it would have been for me to project being wronged onto someone else, that isn’t right, and that’s not who I am. I didn’t need to spend time tracing back to scenarios in my head or blaming myself anymore. I didn’t seem to find closure in pinpointing what I did wrong. When you know that everything you’ve done is out of the pure genuineness of your heart, that’s all the peace you need. 

If you’re reading this, continue to be a good person even when others aren’t one to you. I promise it will pay off one day.

Anonymous, University of South Carolina

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