“Staying in touch with people who don't value you will affect your self-esteem and make it harder for you to enjoy life. You shouldn't be afraid to dissociate yourself from people who don't deserve your companionship.”
by Innocent Mwatsikesimbe — from The Vision, chapter 63
In other words
Company enters the way a person sees themselves. People who encourage, care, and share joy can strengthen the wish to live well. People who repeatedly dismiss value or cause harm can slowly weaken it.
Leaving such a relationship carries fear because judgment can be wrong. Distance may mean losing someone who could have mattered, and familiarity can make harm feel safer than uncertainty.
The choice is not about demanding perfect treatment. It is about noticing the direction a connection gives to life. Companionship deserves a place when it carries mutual value through both good and difficult times. When it steadily does the opposite, separation may be an act of care for the self that remains.
AI-generated from the author's own text.
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