Para a rapariga que foi demasiado forte durante demasiado tempo

Tu és único. E este mundo devia sentir-se orgulhoso por ter alguém como tu.

És a rocha em que qualquer pessoa pode confiar ou apoiar-se mas, mais importante ainda, podes sempre contar contigo próprio.

Porque és um guerreiro. Único no género.

The little secret is you’ve been through the worst and you’re still there. You’re still standing.

You’ve been brave so many times.

Because that was your only option in life. You stood up to everything that scared you and you’ve confronted it.

Mas agora tens medo.

Because you don’t want to stay alone. Because you don’t want to be your own rock forever. You need another person to be to you what you are to others.

Não porque sejam uma coisa essencial para a sua vida, mas porque seria muito mais fácil e muito mais agradável caminhar pela vida com alguém que o compreende.

Probably nobody ever told you this, but you are allowed to cry. It doesn’t mean you are weak and it’s not a sign of your weakness, it’s proof you’ve been strong for too long.

You had everyone’s back.

No matter who came knocking at your door, he’d find comfort in you. No matter how many people needed you, you’ve always found a way to meet their needs e estar lá para eles.

És o melhor amigo de todos os melhores amigos e eles sabiam que podiam contar contigo.

És a rapariga mais forte da tua família, e não és a única a consolar, mas aquela a quem as pessoas recorrem quando precisam de alguém forte.

But when you needed people they weren’t there.

Because they don’t know when you need them. Unlike you, they can’t notice little signs and the thing with strong people is they’re never asked if they are OK.

They’re never offered any kind of help because they’ve proven one too many times to people that they are strong enough to do it on their own.

Não procurais um cavaleiro.

You aren’t looking for anyone to save you. You are not looking for anyone to solve your problems and you’re not expecting anything from others because you know better.

Estás à procura da tua própria espada.

You’re looking for the tools to fight your own battles. You are always trying to grow to be able to take care of yourself and you don’t even have the slightest idea how people admire you.

O facto é que a vida nunca foi fácil para ti.

Não eras tu que conseguias nada facilmente. Nunca conseguiste nada sem lutar.

Tínhamos sempre de provar o nosso valor e tínhamos de lutar por tudo o que queríamos ter na vida, porque só assim podíamos ter as coisas que queríamos.

Por isso, era muitas vezes visto como frio e não só.

Mas continuamos sempre em frente.

Whenever life threw a curveball at you, you’ve always managed to hit it hard and score a homerun.

Também se cansa.

Você cansar-se de ser sempre forte. You get tired of people always expecting something of you and you get tired of people constantly just taking and taking things from you—your love, time, and whatever else they need.

E, no entanto, levanta-se todas as manhãs.

Levanta-se com um sorriso. Levanta-se mais corajoso todas as manhãs, pronto para vencer o dia.

It’s your way to say to life: “I am ready. Whatever you have for me, bring it on!”

Olhamos o desafio nos olhos e piscamos-lhe o olho.

Tens dificuldade em encontrar homens dignos de ti.

Because you don’t play with boys. You don’t need apenas anybody because that’s not how things work for you.

Precisas de um homem forte que te trate bem.

Assim, encontra em si o valor que procura.

Mesmo que fosse bom ter um homem que pudesse satisfazer as suas necessidades, só você é suficientemente boa. És mais do que suficiente e és digna por ti própria.

You are one of those girls who were not born half but whole so when you’re seen alone, nobody dares to ask, “Where is your other half?”.

Mesmo quando a vida nos bate com força , when life throws sticks and stones at you, when you fall down to the point that you can’t go lower, when every other person would give up on life and everything else… you stand firm and you make others wonder how come you’re still smiling.

You do the thing called ‘what I want’ and you build a firm foundation with the bricks thrown at you.

It’s OK if you fall down and lose your spark. Just make sure that when you get back up, you rise as the whole damn fire.