I hope you don't let this cold world freeze you. I hope you let it soften you, even when it tries to harden you. I hope you stay true, even when it's cruel to you. I hope you never let it silence your voice and steal your soul. I hope you don't let it change your heart, even when it continues to break you. I hope you keep giving, even when it takes without gratitude. I hope you always keep grace in your heart, even when it's not returned. I hope you stay gentle with yourself, even when the rest of the world isn't. I hope you never lose the wonder that lives in your mind, or the beauty in the simple things. I hope you never dim your light, because even if the world doesn't deserve it, you do. You deserve to receive everything that isn't returned, even if it has to come from you. The world may not deserve your kindness, but you do. The world may not deserve your patience or your tenderness, but you do. I hope you know that even when life gets heavy, you were never meant to carry it all, you were only meant to love through it. I hope you never stop believing in the goodness that still exists, even if it's only found in you.