Everyone teaches us to be careful,
To question every smile we see.
"Don't trust too easily," they say,
As if doubt is the only key.
But why doesn't anyone teach us
How trust is patiently grown?
How a heart becomes reliable
Through actions consistently shown?
Why doesn't anyone teach us
How to love without pride?
How to listen without judging,
And stand by someone's side?
Why don't we learn how to spread joy,
To leave a room a little brighter?
How one kind word, one helping hand,
Can make a burden lighter?
We learn how the world can hurt us,
Yet rarely how to heal.
We learn to hide our feelings,
Yet not how to make others feel.
Maybe humanity isn't a lesson
Found in books or grades above.
Maybe it's simply learning each day
To choose kindness, trust, and love.