when anaïs nin said "[..]you can't save people. you can only love them" but don't you think that loving people is a form of saving them as well? there are countless instances of people getting cured of severe trauma because their family/friends/lovers didn't let them get lost in the void. don't you think we're saved by people who love us every day? the daily affirmations by friends who adore you and can't think of a day in their life without your presence, your mother packing your favourite lunch to work, your sibling sharing their last slice of orange with you, the old lady down the street asking if you're doing well. we often mistake non-verbal affirmations from our loved ones as indifference but they might be silent love confession when you look into it how your day transforms for the better– when you're handed a glass of water without even asking for it or someone sharing their book with you in the class so that you don't feel left out or them sharing their tiffin with you so that you don't starve or your friend saving a seat for you in the crowded bus; if all of these things aren't what you think is saving you a bit every day, then you might not know how large the domain of love is. every day when you're waking up to look forward to your day, you're also seeking love everywhere, that sheer desperation and the urge to fight for living another moment, one more day to be with your loved ones. if you think you're not saved by love, then you need to do things that make you feel loved and just hold onto a moment longer here because robert forst in his poem birches said that "earth's the right place for love".
