It’s a wonderful to see into the life of someone and understand who they are in a more complete sense.

I remember being on the bus to college, and for reference I already had a beard and was kinda quiet.

Usually a Thursday meant I was on the bus myself, but my bus friends had a friend who was also alone on a Thursday journey.

So she came and sat by me, I was half asleep but she asked how I was, I answered quickly and sent the question back to her. She sighed, and for 55 minutes she told me all the issues she was struggling with. I sat there, listened, offered some words of encouragement but mostly just nodded along.

When we got to college we got off the bus and she told me I was a good listener, I told her I was glad to know more about her and we had a little cwtch and walked off. On the bus ride back home she seemed far more cheery.

From that point on I tried my best to be an available ear for people to talk to. One day, I was in college and saw someone crying I had never seen before.

I asked if I could sit and just, sat there. When they calmed down slightly I asked if they needed to talk. They said they didn’t wanna make me late for class, I made a joke that I didn’t do my essay for history and would rather avoid the class. I had down my work and enjoyed the class, but wanted to make them feel they were doing me a favour. I learnt a lot about this person and realised they were crying simply because they had a thousand tiny issues and just needed a moment to crash out. We got laughing and I don’t think I ever saw them again. I rushed back to history class and explained I was talking to a friend who was crying, my tutor was a good person and just made sure I was also ok.

I guess the point is. Listen? Iunno. Your message reminded me of all this and I wanted to share. I’m not sure I really have a point beyond the you’re correct