Literature
Belonging
As a person is raised and shaped by experiences of belonging, the lightest touch can wither or heal. Some of the simplest interactions can encourage someone or shatter them completely.
Looking back upon my earliest days, particularly growing up within the schooling environment, one notable experience had struck this quote right back home for me.
The warmth of the sun welcomed me within the aging building that I was about to spend the next six years in. The cheery sunflowers greeted me as I wandered through the battered, rusty gate of the school. I was quite isolated, just like many of the newcomers here, until a large group of individuals c