Everyone Isn’t You: A Word to the Suspicious and Selfish


There’s a special kind of misery that comes from projecting your own darkness onto everyone else. You know the type: always suspicious, always guarded, always assuming someone has an angle, a scheme, or a hidden agenda—because that’s how they move. It’s a heavy, joyless way to live. But even worse, it spreads.


What many people don’t realize is that when you’re consumed by selfishness and bad intentions, you begin to believe everyone else must be the same. You assume that kindness must come with a catch, that generosity is a setup, that love is a transaction. You question sincerity because it doesn’t exist in your own vocabulary. You distrust loyalty because you’ve never offered it. You doubt goodness because you’ve stopped practicing it.


But here’s the truth: everyone isn’t you.


Genuine love for humankind still exists. There are people who give without expecting anything back. There are people who show up for others not out of obligation, but out of compassion. There are people who believe in lifting others up even if there’s no applause. And yes—there are people who choose light over shadows, even in a dark world.


So if you find yourself constantly assuming the worst in people, pause. Ask yourself—are you projecting? Are you basing your beliefs about others on the ugliness you haven’t yet faced in yourself?


This isn’t an attack; it’s an invitation. An invitation to heal, to trust again, and to make peace with the fact that not everyone is plotting, scheming, or self-serving. Some people actually care.


Don’t let your own hidden motives rob you of the chance to experience real human connection. Don’t poison every relationship with doubt simply because your mirror reflects malice. Change the image, and your world will shift.


There’s love in this world. Real, selfless, honest love. But to receive it, you have to believe it exists—and more importantly, you have to be willing to become it.


Let people be good.

Let yourself be better.


The world’s watching, but more importantly—you are.


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