Smiling Through Silent Pain

Did you know that sometimes, the happiest person around you… is also the saddest

on the inside? They’re the one who’s always joking, always making others laugh,

always saying, *“I’m okay.”* But behind that smile, there are nights

when they cry quietly alone. There’s a kind of exhaustion they never talk about,

because they don’t want to be a burden to anyone. They learned to turn pain into laughter,

because they’re more used to understanding others than being understood. So if someone always

seems strong to you, be kind. That smile might be

the only way they know how to survive.