J. Aleong Biography & Quotes

“I closed my eyes for a moment and focused on the sun’s warmth. It was a good day. There were many things to think about, but in this moment, I wanted to embrace my surroundings and enjoy them. Sometimes the little things were the best parts of life, and they were always there in front of us, waiting to be noticed.”

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“There was something about nighttime that made time feel slow and our thoughts feel large. Daytime was a beauty to the eyes, and nighttime was a beauty to the soul. I decided that they were equally beautiful in different ways and couldn’t be compared.”

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“I figured that distance happens and connections fade, and I wouldn’t want anyone to feel obligated to stay friends with me. That wasn’t fair to ask. It just seemed to happen a lot with me.”

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“I realized that you could appreciate something without wanting it back. Everything had its own purpose and time.”

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“It didn’t make sense how someone I used to be so close with could suddenly pretend that I didn’t exist.”

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“Sometimes we connect with people and sometimes we don’t, but caring what other people think shouldn’t matter.”

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“All I can say is that I felt alive and didn’t want to think about anything else besides this moment.”

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“Whenever my mother was worried, she would whisper her prayers in Spanish. I think it gave her a sense of privacy but also a sense of power.”

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“I was so tired of being at hospitals. It felt like a curse that people close to me kept ending up here.”

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“When I got out of the car, I told her, ‘Thanks. Thanks for everything. You’re a good friend.”

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“Sometimes my thoughts were hard to digest. Sometimes my brain would get stuck on a concept that troubled me and would create endless rabbit holes in my head. It seemed like the more I tried to find an answer, the more complicated it would become. And sometimes unsettling images would randomly flash into my head. I didn’t want to describe what they were. I knew the images weren’t true, but they often made me feel uneasy.”

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“What do you do when neither person is wrong yet they completely disagree?”

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“I loved music. What struck me most about a song wasn’t the lyrics or genre but simply the way it sounded. It’s like when you hear that right song, no matter where you are or what you are doing, the way it sounds just stirs something inside of you. Maybe it’s the melody, the instruments, or the singer’s voice, but for that short moment you forget everything else on your mind and just feel.”

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“The truth was, we all should try our best in life, but sometimes our best wouldn’t match the best of others. Sometimes our best wouldn’t match the standard. Sometimes our best wouldn’t match perfection. And that was OK.”

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“…remember that helping others doesn’t mean denying to help yourself.”

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“Then the five of us talked about junior year and how we felt this looming pressure toward taking the SATs. Afterwards, we somehow got on the topic of artificial intelligence and whether society would become like The Terminator films. You know, typical conversation. It was enjoyable.”

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“I remember my pastor once said that peace in God doesn’t omit emotion; Jesus was perfect and still cried and felt anger. So peace was, that in the midst of our trials and emotions, our heads could remain above the water without drowning in it. This kind of peace could help us continue to live on through our struggles.”

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“Strength doesn’t have to mean putting your problems aside or staying silent. Strength is sometimes being brave enough to seek the help that you need.”

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“Things felt a little different and that was OK. Life would never stay in one place, after all. I was just glad to have my friends.”

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