say what you want

In the midst of a conversation some 3 days ago, this came up, and someone told me this.

Stop thinking so much for others.
It's not as if they give a damn about you.
It isn't as if they are gonna think for you just because you think for them.
You think on their behalf, about how they would feel.
But you will never know if they do the same too.
If they don't bother,
Then why are you bothering?
If they can not bother,
It means they can want you to not bother as well.

But how can I not think for others, when I know how it feels to be on the receiving end of whatever it may be? I should just articulate these feelings, speak those words, and maybe we can all do something about it. But it isn't a very simple thing to do, because even if I want to talk, it does not necessarily mean all others want to listen.

I do not ask for much. I believe this is true. I have changed such that I really do not ask for much now. But wait, hold on a second. Does that mean that when I repeatedly say something, you pretend I never actually say it, or you forget that I said it?

Sometimes, it's in the words that hang in the air.
Sometimes, it's in what is being repeated.

Calm this fearful heart.
For it is you that resides in my heart.