I’ve been sitting with this quietly for a while. It’s something I’ve felt but didn’t know how to say out loud. It’s just something I’ve been noticing.

The more things move ahead, the more I start to notice what gets lost.
People stop saying thank you.
Genuine care fades.
Everything feels like a performance.

Things used to feel warmer.
More human.
Less about proving something.

Now there’s pressure to act like everything’s fine.
To be strong.
To play along.

But deep down, it makes me wonder.
Why can’t we grow and still be kind?
Why do titles and roles make us forget what it means to really see each other?

Maybe we’re all just trying to protect ourselves.
But it doesn’t have to be this way.

At the end of the day, it’s not about climbing higher.
It’s about remembering who we are while we do.