from Diya, with love

To all the people who have played a part in making me who I am now: thank you.  I wish I could to express how, even six months ago, I wouldn’t have had the courage to believe in myself, and how so many of you have inspired me to do so. I want to put into words the way you’ve shown me how great I can be. I want to make you understand no matter how you treated me, I learnt something from you. About myself. About other people. For that I will be forever grateful. There’s no articulate way for me to reach you all. Some of you may not even remember my name. Most of you have no idea about the impact you have had on me. And there’s so many people who will come into my life to build me up or to tear me down.  Thank you for all the new perspectives. Thank you for all the kind words, and thank you for the hurtful words. It’s time to realize that this is what I’m made of. And you made it.