under the same roof

My friend Shasha has been feeling tired recently. She had to wean the child from night feeding, and the little one had to fuss three or four times every night. Shasha couldn't get any rest all night. She was so sleepy during the day that she could only rely on coffee to stay awake.

What’s interesting is that the colleague across the desk from her in the office didn’t notice anything strange about Shasha at all. Shasha was very tired and struggled to keep her spirits up when talking and doing things, but her colleagues kept arranging work. Shasha tried her best to cooperate, but after get off work she couldn't help complaining to our old friends that even under the same roof, others didn't know how sleepy she was.

We feel sorry for Shasha's recent situation and kindly remind her to say hello to her colleagues. If she continues to hold on like this, her body may be broken down. At the same time, I couldn’t help but think about Sasha’s words. Indeed, even if we are face to face, everyone is still in his own world, and it is difficult for others to walk in and empathize.

Sometimes, what is overwhelming to us may be just an expression in the eyes of others. Just like Sasha, she was tortured by sleepiness and her eyelids were heavy. She yawned while talking to her colleagues, wishing she could fall on the bed the next second. However, to her colleagues, Sasha just yawned a few times, so the work arrangements remained as usual.

Thinking of this, I suddenly understand why there are conflicts between people. Perhaps it’s because we take things for granted so easily. We clearly feel the weight of things that weigh on us, and we also mistakenly think that those around us will understand. However, even if the other person stands in front of us, they cannot feel the same weight, so they cannot care as much as we do.

Therefore, people need to communicate more and take less for granted. Everyone is an independent world. Even if we are under the same roof, we cannot completely enter other people's worlds, nor can we expect others to understand us properly. We need to be more tolerant towards ourselves and others before we can slowly approach each other's world...