to ateez and atiny: many of you, if not all of you, are carrying a lot right now. if it were only personal lives, that alone would be a lot. but more and more, the decisions and voices of those who cause harm press into the already small spaces we try to make for ourselves. too much gets lost in these conditions, and some days, moving forward becomes the automatic response because we are given no other choice. the weight of what is lost stays like a phantom, silently present as the grief for it builds until we're barely breathing. and when it becomes too much, the numbing shield can make us feel even more isolated. but no matter how much hate tries to divide us, tries to make us feel small, tells us we're worthless, it is the knowing that our lives live unified that gives us strength, gives us power to rise above. those that try to break what cannot be broken do so because they either know the power held in truth, or they underestimate because they themselves are so lost, they cannot (and will not) allow the humility to change for the better. our strength is in truth, it is in kindness and compassion and empathy. it is in open humble hearts and minds. our strength is in love, even when the loudest voices deny it. each of us, every single one, carries the power to make a lasting difference. whether in one heart or one billion, that positive difference means something. and in that, we mean everything. you are precious and you are loved, heart and mind and soul. we are none of us ever alone. keep going, beautiful soul; you are worth it always. 💚 #ateez #에이티즈 #hongjoong #홍중 #seonghwa #성화 #yunho #윤호 #yeosang #여상 #san #산 #mingi #민기 #wooyoung #우영 #jongho #종호 #atiny #larknotes