Some people never raise their voices, yet their silence carves deeper cuts than any insult. They will smile, nod, and step aside, but behind all that courtesy lies a forest of unspoken anger. But since the world has taught them that truthfulness is trouble, they learned the art of soft harm. In their quietness, storms gather. In their “it’s fine,” they actually feel like collapsing cities. The loud ones bruise your skin, but the polite ones bruise your spirit.
Some individuals always argue that everybody is equal, but when we all watch closely in every room, a silent ladder still stands taller. Some climb with confidence, while others wait for permission. But a few still pretend that they don’t notice any difference. The term hierarchy is a shadow that never leaves the human essence and every friendship has captains. Likewise, all families have unspoken regulations, every workplace has kings who wear no crowns, and those who truly know and understand this invisible structure will navigate life with fewer collisions.
Some people can adore you under the spotlight, but shrink the moment your light grows brighter while they toast to your success, trembling. They can repost your achievements in the day, but whisper doubts in their heart at midnight. The human heart maintains strange mathematics at times and that is why your success can make some people feel like they are declining and so, jealousy and love will regularly be drunk from the same cup as they clap for you to hide their quivering fingers.
People also walk through life carrying storms under their coats. They laugh loudly so their tears don’t echo. They work tirelessly so their thoughts don’t wander. Saying “I’m okay” is not a lie but a shield. Just because we live in a world that rewards mostly strength and penalises vulnerability, people learn to drown quietly. Some society values a well-packaged emptiness and love to give audience to the beautifully shallow, then sideline the deeply wise.
Because the world listens first with its eyes before its ears, talent often waits in the corner while charisma walks the red carpet. Society confuses volume for wisdom so the loudest voices walk ahead while the most thoughtful ones carry the lamp from behind. In some meetings, noise is mistaken for clarity; and in politics, shouting has become a strategy. But history has shown that it is never the loud river that shapes the valley, it is the patient one.
We often obey implicit rules without understanding them and they soon become shadows passed from one generation to another without first questioning them to help us uncover our freedom. Every society has laws that everyone seems to follow such as you don’t outshine the elder, try not to disagree with people too openly, don’t be too ambitious, and don’t always be too truthful. Society’s silent truths are often whispered in corridors, learned through experience, and etched into the heart through heartbreak, growth, and observation.
Your evolution is a mirror. Some people do not hate your progress, but they dislike what it reveals about themselves. Every step you take forward in life reminds someone of the steps they refused to accept and they pull away. It is not because you changed, but your growth exposes their stagnation.
✍🏽 William Z. Bozimo
Veteran Journalist | Columnist | National Memory Keeper
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