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Writer's pictureEric Hao

The Lonely Road



In the stillness of this space, surrounded by years of hard-won knowledge, I often sit and reflect on this road I’ve taken.


My name drifts quietly among those who come to me seeking relief, people who have journeyed from near and far, searching for something they haven’t been able to find. With a few simple steps, I offer them a way back to themselves, a way to feel whole again. For each person I help, I sense a quiet purpose, a presence that goes beyond words. But no matter how much light I bring, there seems to be an invisible wall that keeps me from reaching further, a silent boundary I cannot cross.


My methods are simple—maybe too simple for a world that values complexity as a sign of worth. Patients come, find relief in just a few visits, and walk away healed. As fulfilling as it is, my days, once a steady flow, now feel more like scattered drops. I believe, deeply, that a healer’s work is to mend quickly and completely, without holding anything back.


Yet, as the years go by, there’s a quiet tension, a limit pressing against this sense of purpose. I long to share my approach, to bring it to others, yet I feel these unseen barriers, holding me to a narrow path when I’d hoped for an open road.


Countless nights alone, I’ve turned this question over and over in my mind: does true healing, in its purest, simplest form, really mean walking a narrow road? My work is meant to give back what time and pain have taken from people, and yet, this dedication to simplicity seems to have set me apart from a world that rewards what’s grand, intricate, and widely recognized.


Traditional institutions don’t seem to understand my methods; the mainstream system regards me as someone on the outside. Though I’ve built a reputation, the deeper validation that would allow me to expand feels distant. Day after day, I face a quiet resistance, the feeling of being not quite welcomed, and it’s begun to wear on me.


Sometimes I wonder, is this path meant to be walked alone? My patients, grateful as they are, can only offer their thanks. My heart tells me I’m not looking for admiration; I just want to know that this journey has meaning. Yet, there’s a part of me that can’t let go of the hope that one day this work might be fully embraced, accepted into a world that’s always kept me at its edge.


But then, in the depths of this struggle, something shifts. I begin to realize that it was never about the world’s recognition, or even the outward signs of success I thought I needed. The real challenge has always been within me—a part of me that longed for external affirmation, and a part that knew, all along, that my work was already complete in each person I helped, every quiet transformation I saw.


With this new understanding, a calm settles over me. I realize I don’t need the world’s approval or the markers of success I once imagined. My peace, my freedom, lies here, in the work itself, in the lives I’ve touched, in knowing that this road, though solitary and humble, is complete just as it is. I have everything I need, and with that realization, I finally feel free.


The road I walk hasn’t changed, but the weight has lifted. What once felt like isolation now feels like purpose. Accepting this truth, I find quiet fulfillment and freedom from needing anything beyond what I’ve already done. And in this freedom, at last, I find peace.

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