I Wish I Was Born As Someone Who Could Handle Life
“I wish I was born as someone who could handle life — like the ones who don’t crumble at every setback, who seem to breathe easier through the storms, while I’m here just trying to keep my head above water.”
Sometimes it feels like life is a puzzle that was never meant to be solved by me. I see people around, who tackle challenges with apparent ease, as if given at birth and with everything inside to handle whatever comes their way. I often find myself struggling with what seems like the simplest aspects of life. It’s not that I lack the will, I try. But sometimes I wonder, is it enough? Some days I wake up and wish I was someone who just gets it; who knows how to juggle responsibility without feeling so overwhelmed. Someone who knows to keep it all together with everything falling apart.
I met quite a few people and saw them acting as though they had been born with the ability to handle whatever life happened. One can be very effortless to be confident and resilient. They seem to know without even thinking how to take care of the unexpected, setbacks, and stress. Sometimes, I wonder what it would be like to be that kind of person.
This doesn’t mean I haven’t won, but the losses weigh heavier. The pressure of having it all figured out seems to be a constant theme, and the world won’t wait for you to catch up. At such moments, that thought lingers: what if I was only born as someone who could handle life the way others do?
But perhaps, again, that’s not the issue of being born with an aptitude to navigate life. Perhaps it’s about learning and adaptation, and even accepting that struggle is part of the process. Still, how do some make it look so easy?
