Sin-eaters are ugly, and no one knows why. Sin-eaters are extremely disliked, and no one knows why. Sin-eaters are outcasts and no one knows why. I will tell you why.
A sin-eater is a person who cares too much. She soaks up the baggage of those around her and gets weighed down by them. The black bile that people secrete then infests her face. It becomes distorted. Her stomach soon protrudes from the venoms of men and women. Her limbs follow, swelling distortedly as people inject their vomits, tears, and urine into her. Her eyes go red because she can no longer blink, or else she misses the cry of someone who needs her help. The stink … the foul, indescribably stink follows. It emanates from her belly button, nose, ears, mouth, armpits, and every crevice on her body. The spaces between her toes are where she files everyone’s cases… for safekeeping. Soon, she cannot walk because the files are now too many.
But, the people around her. The one she has gone to high heavens and hells to help can’t place their hands on what exactly they think is wrong with here. They only know that she is ugly and dislikeable. Therefore, they toss her out on her ears, making out the outcaste that she ought to be.
Should I explain it in simpler terms?
A sin-eater is one who helps people and neglects herself or himself. Because she is an empath, she soaks up the suffering of her fellow human beings and cannot stand to see them suffer. She feels their pain, cries when they cry, and mourns when they mourn. So, it is no bother at all when they ask for help. She wants them to have comfort, after all. She does not only help, she helps with everything she’s got. She gives you all her attention, tending t your wound day and night, ensuring that you eat even if she starves. And you know what? While she is helping you with so much dedication, she is doing the same for 10 more people.
This is his misfortune begins. While being exhausted from listening to his friends’ secrets and worries, comforting his brother, crying with his sister, and taking care of his parents, not one person stops and does the same for him. In fact, when they are all okay, no single person would ever do the same thing for him. They will take and take and take and take till he has not a single thing left to give. At that moment, they start wondering why he is so useless or selfish or wicked. And you know what they do? They let him go. By this time, it is too late for the sin-eater to help himself. He has become a mere shell.
Don’t be a sin-eater. If, in your situation, the opposite of being a sin-eater is being selfish, take up that role with pride. You are saving yourself, after all. Give only what you can afford to give. Nothing more, but by all means less. Never let yourself go while you help others get on their feet. Don’t overstretch yourself in a bid to come to the aid of others. Don’t be the sole person responsible for something huge in your family, work, school, or friend group. As long as there are other people who can help in the same manner as you, share responsibilities. Most importantly, never be afraid to walk away when things get too tough. In the end, it is truly always just you.
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