This I Believe

I believe in letting things go. If someone hurts your feelings you should just brush it off and live life to the fullest. Either take them out of your life or forgive them, but the point is to move on. Don’t stay stuck on something and let it control your life.

It was last year during the middle of the night. The next day was my holiday and I was at my mosque. I was walking with my cousin Diana and we passed by my cousin Dawn. Dawn called me back to talk to her. I could tell by the look in her eyes she was very angry. I was confused and kind of panicky. I looked at her in her eyes and told her “what do you want?’’ she looked baffled. She paused before saying anything. These seconds felt like years. I wanted to go away from her so badly. She then told me stop making rumors up about “my cousin” Sam. I looked at her like she’s insane. Sam and I used to be so close. We were like sisters but then something happened and we stopped talking to each other. That night when I got home I cried my eyes out. I couldn’t believe she would think I would spread rumors about my own cousin. Dawn and I were always close. I looked up to her like an older sister and for her to think I would do something like that really upset me. For months I kept everything inside myself and cried myself to sleep every night. I let Dawn control me. I felt like I was her prisoner. I couldn’t prove myself innocent. I didn’t know what to do. One day my mom caught my crying and then I let everything out to her. She told me that its not worth letting someone control my life and to move on, and so I did. After many months I continue to not talk to Dawn nor Sam. Dawn did call me up and apologized for accusing me, but I never accepted her apology. I moved on with my life and I try to live it to the fullest.