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Fa Ye
Student @ University of Abuja
No Silence. No Pretence. Just You and I.
<p>"May there be one soul with whom I can speak as plainly as I reason with myself in silence without fear, without pretense, only truth."</p><p></p><p>That single line is all that is desired in human connection. That's a kind of connection that doesn’t need noise to feel real. You don’t have to explain yourself, or dress your thoughts in prettier words. You just speak like you do in your own head and they understand. No fear, no pretending, just the raw, honest shape of who you are. That kind of presence is rare. Maybe it’s only ever found once.</p><p></p><p>We live in a world that rewards performance. We shrink ourselves to fit into rooms, adjust our tones, polish our truth to avoid judgment. But when you find someone who makes silence feels comfortable, you begin to breathe differently....like your insides unclench.</p><p></p><p>The Stoics wrote about inner peace and self-awareness. They believed in truth, not as a weapon, but as a way to live with less weight. To speak freely to another soul, as you would to yourself in the quiet, is a gift they would’ve treasured because it means you've met someone who sees you and doesn’t flinch.</p><p></p><p>You don’t need many people like this. Just one. One soul who listens without needing to fix you, who doesn’t fear your shadows, who holds space for your truth and treats it like it matters.</p><p></p><p>That kind of bond isn’t loud. It doesn’t demand attention. But it changes everything.</p><p></p><p></p>
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