If only my younger self had a better understanding of people, she would have suffered less. I wonder how I used to possess a resilient spirit being uncomplaining to all the people who gave me emotional torment I still loved them on acknowledging the pain they inflicted on my heart. I wish my younger self was at a belt and had the courage to voice out against the injustice she had to endure. My younger self was a perfect description of the established patriarchal norms expected of a girl