Life is your reflection. No one controls you, no one can force you to do anything. Even in the face of oppression and coercion, it is we who ultimately choose our actions. No one is responsible for our actions except ourselves. The one who allows themselves to live the life they live is you yourself. Everything that happens to you is a reflection of the decisions you make daily—the decisions you make and the ones you choose not to make. Only you can deny yourself, only you can let others decide for you, only you can bury what is in your heart and live the life that is projected for you. That is why it hurts, that is why the weight is so great. It is not others who oppress us. It is we—us—who allow ourselves to live what is not aligned with us. To live the life that is not ours. Pain is only a reflection of that. Do not allow it; live what is authentic to you.
Fragments of an awakened soul 