Social media is nice, don’t get me wrong, you get to connect with your old time friends. But the truth is, you’re only looking at pictures. This pictures are mostly taken in the best moments of their life, this could be during events like engagement, marriage, trips abroad, job promotions, anniversary, child delivery, child dedication and lots more.

They will never show you their dark days. When the pocket is dry, or when they’re battling one health challenge. When their landlord gives them quit notice or when they loose their job.

They won’t post pictures of their darkest moments in life. Only few will do that. You get to see the good stuffs always and you start to wonder why you’re stagnant. That’s because you’ve decided to be carried away by what you see.

I remember how i used to admire my friend that lived in America with her husband.

Her husband is well read with Masters and PHD, handsome hard working young man with very bright future.
I was glad my friend was happy and she got marriage right, what i did’nt know was that, she was battling an ailment.
This occured after she gave birth to her kids. The health issue drained her husband’s wealth, until she died.

How would i ve known that my dear friend was going through all this? Because i was always staring and admiring the beautiful pictures i see on instagram, forgetting that all that glitters is not gold.

I wondered & pondered, what could have gone wrong? I could not be consoled.

Two beautiful couple, so vibrant and full of life.

Oh yeah, that is the reality of life. This is what the pictures you see on social media will never tell you. Life happens to everyone.