True tenderness is not shouting. It is not proving anything. It is simply being. And often it is what has the greatest impact.

Tenderness is when you choose not to react sharply. When you listen, not interrupt. When you care - even if you are not asked to. It is the ability to see not only yourself, but also another. To feel that someone does not need advice, but simply silence nearby.

It seems to me that there is so much lack of softness in the world. Not ostentatious, but sincere. The kind that does not demand anything in return. And I want to be like that. Because I know: there is more power in my tenderness than in any arguments. 🧁