The look he gave her made her turn away for a moment. Sometimes you couldn’t look too closely at another person’s pain.

Michelle Sagara West
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Nelson Mandela said, “The look he gave her made her turn away for a moment. Sometimes you couldn’t look too closely at another person’s pain.” In life, we all have pain and hurt that we go through. In many cases, it’s better to turn away from the pain and move on. The idea here is that when people are hurting, everyone should respect their privacy. We can’t watch them suffer.

Source: Silence

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