Being Human Is Not a Performance: The Moment I Chose Alignment
Being Human Is Not a Performance: The Moment I Chose Alignment After a long and hectic day , after fulfilling my professional and religious obligations , I took a short self-compassion break . Nothing dramatic. Just a pause to breathe and return to myself. To step away from the noise and the public gaze, I usually head to the open fields nearby or to the lakeside , both about a ten-minute walk away. Sometimes I walk. Sometimes I cycle. These quiet moments of living aligned help me reconnect with my human authenticity . On this particular day, I cycled to the fields. As I passed by two people along the way, I overheard a comment said in clear disgust: “Imagine he comes all the way just for that.” The tone carried judgment. The smirk confirmed it. The implication was unmistakable , a quiet moral verdict passed without context, without curiosity. At the time, I brushed it off. It’s a free country. People are free to think and speak. Their opinions do not define me. Still...