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Poet/Writer, Chef. @ University of Abuja
The Forest Spirit
<p>There is a peculiar, often unspoken truth about those among us who carry the light for others: "We’re all healers, we heal people and disappear." It’s a sentiment that echoes with both profound generosity and a quiet, aching loneliness.</p><p><br/></p><p>Imagine the person who always knows what to say, whose presence is a balm, whose advice guides you through your darkest hours. They listen without judgment, offer strength when yours falters, and somehow, they always seem to know how to mend the broken pieces of your world. They are the architects of your peace, the quiet champions of your resilience.</p><p><br/></p><p>But what happens when the healing is done? When the storm has passed, and the person they’ve helped stands tall once more, bathed in the sunlight they helped them find? Often, the healer simply fades. Not out of resentment, but out of a deep-seated understanding of their role. Their purpose was to illuminate a path, to stitch wounds, to whisper courage into weary souls. Once that task is complete, they recede, sometimes unnoticed, sometimes unthanked, their energy spent, their presence no longer acutely needed.</p><p><br/></p><p>This disappearing isn't always a physical departure. It can be an emotional one, a retreat into the quiet corners of their own being, where the echoes of the pain they absorbed from others reside. They carry the weight of countless burdens, yet rarely find someone to carry theirs. They pour themselves out, endlessly, until their own well runs dry, leaving them feeling invisible, unacknowledged, and sometimes, profoundly alone.</p><p><br/></p><p>It’s a bittersweet cycle. The world needs its healers, its empathetic souls who can touch the raw edges of suffering and transform it. But who heals the healers? Who sees their quiet sacrifices, their silent battles, their gradual fading? Their legacy is often found in the strength of those they’ve touched, in the lives they’ve helped rebuild, even if their own light seems to dim in the process. They are the unseen anchors, the whispered comforts, the forgotten architects of countless new beginnings. And in their disappearing, they leave behind a world a little brighter, a little more whole, a testament to the profound, yet often solitary, power of their healing touch.</p>
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