It's always a choice

Hurt possesses you. You become hurt and that is your identity for a while.

Hurt takes so much from you, but it also gives you something in return: a choice. 

You can let hurt defeat you, break you down until all you want is for others to feel the same hurt. Or you can move on and learn to empathize with an entire population of people who have faced similar situations. You can choose to perpetuate suffering or do your best to alleviate it.

(via Thought Catalog)