Anonymous and Encouraging Message Posted in University Restroom
By Good News Network
Monday, January 21, 2013
A
photo of a notebook page taped to a bathroom wall at her university has
gone viral because of its encouraging and positive message.The Reddit user, chellylauren, originally posted this introduction along with the message: "In a girls' bathroom stall at my university, girls have written about some of their most horrifying life experiences. This week, somebody replied."
The handwritten anonymous page read:
To the girl who was raped: You are so
strong. I cannot fathom the pain you must have gone through. The fact
that you have the bravery to write it (even on a bathroom wall) gives me
hope.
To the girl with eating disorders: I promise you, although I don't know you, you are beautiful, you deserve your health. You deserve freedom from that hell.
To the girl with the alcoholic father: I am so sorry for the agony it must cause. Again, such courage is remarkable you must be such a strong person to see such pain.
To the girl whose father died: Missing them never goes away. The ache of their absence never goes away. But the love they had, the memories you share surely must last. I am sure, out of the bottom of my heart, the people who have left you in this world are exceptionally proud of the person you are.
Everytime (sic) I see these walls, these confessions, I feel so blessed to know I have the priviledge (sic) of seeing them. Your moments, these secrets, are all precious even though they are sad. To all of you (including those I did not mention, and those who have not yet written)
-You are worthy.
-You are strong.
-You are brave.
-You are loved.
-Somebody cares.
After it was posted, messages of thanks were scrawled below: "To the person who wrote this, thank you."To the girl with eating disorders: I promise you, although I don't know you, you are beautiful, you deserve your health. You deserve freedom from that hell.
To the girl with the alcoholic father: I am so sorry for the agony it must cause. Again, such courage is remarkable you must be such a strong person to see such pain.
To the girl whose father died: Missing them never goes away. The ache of their absence never goes away. But the love they had, the memories you share surely must last. I am sure, out of the bottom of my heart, the people who have left you in this world are exceptionally proud of the person you are.
Everytime (sic) I see these walls, these confessions, I feel so blessed to know I have the priviledge (sic) of seeing them. Your moments, these secrets, are all precious even though they are sad. To all of you (including those I did not mention, and those who have not yet written)
-You are worthy.
-You are strong.
-You are brave.
-You are loved.
-Somebody cares.
The GoodNewsNetwork is a little drop of sunshine in my emails each week, as I get an e-newsletter from their site with about 10-12 thumbnails of "good news" from around the world. This one just touched me when I read it. Maybe because I just got out of a meeting where the woes of high school students were briefly addressed, or because I have been in bathroom stalls with this kind of despair shared on the walls. I wish I had been that bold, when I was in college especially, to share the hope this letter offers those young women.
As you head out today, just remember to "be a little kinder than is necessary for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle". Have a happy day, friends.
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