the feeling of "sonder" (and an update note)

there's this picture i saw on twitter one time that made me almost cry

it was a picture of a busy highway

and evey car driving had text on it

that described a possible reason they were traveling

and under that post, i saw some mentioned the word "sonder"

it's described as realizing that every single person you meet

has a life as full and real as your own

that they have their own pain, their own love

their own passions, their own desire

their own friends, their own relationships

their own struggles, their own successes

their own trauma, their own hobbies

it's realizing that you are the main character of your own story

but also that you are a second character in the lives of others

or an extra in the lives of people passing by

i've felt this way for a long time, and i would always think about this feeling constantly

but until that day, when i saw that photo, looked at the replies, i never knew the word for it

that feeling of "sonder"

and now that i'm more conscious of it, i think about it every time i meet a new person

or even see someone again that i've known for a long time

this feeling is so, so beautiful to me, and i wish everyone would realize it

that everyone's life is just as rich and precious as their own

perhaps the world would be a little nicer

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hey! thanks for reading if you did, this is just a little idea i had that i wanted to write about, because i realize i've been like... extremely inactive on this site recently

and, i haven't forgotten about it!! i promise, i've just been very busy and sick

like, i've had this cough for like.. almost 4 weeks now? and it isn't going away, so i'm kinda just coping hard rn, but yeah, if anyone ever wants to dm me, my messages are always open :3

i'm open to talk about whatever~

also, if you know my from my bitview channel, that's also why i haven't been posting there. i'll make and update video on there and continue my series' when i'm feeling better <3

but yeah, i hope u can come to appreciate sonder as much as i do,because this is such a wonderful and beautiful feeling.

because this is such a wonderful and beautiful feeling.

see you again next time i write

with love from afar,

penelope