Life is like a caterpillar's metamorphosis into a butterfly.
As the caterpillar weaves it's cocoon, it just knows it's a part of its life to do so. No questions asked.
As we build our walls up with time, we just know it's a part of our lives to do so. No questions asked.
The caterpillar stays in for many, many days, not knowing what awaits it when it finally breaks free.
We stay behind the walls for a long, long time, not knowing what awaits us when we finally tear them down.
The caterpillar patiently waits for it's time to come. And when it does, it realises what freedom it has attained after all the time it spent in the darkness.
We wait for a long time, but sometimes we feel like we can't wait any longer and just want to end the darkness. We feel claustrophobic in there.
When claustrophobia hits, don't be afraid to let out a tiny little cry, just loud enough for someone passing by to hear. Use all your strength that's been piling up inside you. Someone that truly cares about the little details, is going to have a second look and find the place that the sound is coming from. They won't tear down your walls, instead they'll find a little escape hole and crawl in to help you tear them down yourself.
But sometimes it so happens, that the caterpillar just doesn't emerge and the cocoon is still as ever. No matter for how long you wait, it just doesn't break through.
If you see that happening, just make it a point to let every other caterpillar you know, that it's okay to let out a little cry when suffocation approaches. Tell them they don't have to be afraid.
Tell them you'll always find a way to help them tear down their walls<3