we are dizzying falling specks of starlight on the bottom of your eyes so when you shut them, ever so slowly, the world will fade into a beautiful place where you can be, be so lovely that your heart will ache from the loveliness of it all. (you are the smell before rain, you are the blood in my veins)


► Lower classes quicker to show compassion in the face of suffering

the UC Berkeley study found that individuals in the upper middle and upper classes were less able to detect and respond to the distress signals of others. Overall, the results indicate that socio-economic status correlates with the level of empathy and compassion that people show in the face of emotionally charged situations.

(Source: greenstate, via thatprettyoddfeminist)

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