When You Feel Like You Belong to No One, What the Gita Says About Your Worth
Riya Kumari | Jun 11, 2025, 23:58 IST
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There are days when your phone is quieter than a yoga retreat. No pings. No DMs. Just you, a bowl of Maggi you overcooked (again), and the eerie suspicion that if you went missing for three days, the only person who might notice is your Zomato delivery guy. And on these nights—because, of course, it's always at night—you start spiraling. The whole "do I even matter?" monologue kicks in. You convince yourself that you are emotionally untethered, romantically rejected, platonically ghosted, and spiritually… buffering.
It’s not the loneliness of being single. It’s not even the loneliness of a quiet phone or an empty room. It’s the loneliness of sitting in a house full of people and still feeling like no one sees you. Of trying to explain yourself and being met with polite nods and blank stares. Of lying in bed and realizing… if I disappeared tomorrow, would anything really change? It’s that feeling. The one you can’t name, but it sits heavy in your chest like a secret. And it whispers,
“Maybe I don’t belong anywhere. Maybe I don’t belong to anyone.” If that’s you right now, keep reading. Not because this will solve everything—but because sometimes, all we need is for something to say: "I see you. And you're not as lost as you think."
1. You Were Not Made to Be Claimed Like Property. You Were Meant to Be Held Like Light
“The soul is eternal, indestructible… it does not die when the body dies.” — Gita 2.20
You don’t belong to that ex who stopped replying. Or the parents who never quite understood you. Or the friends who drifted while you silently drowned. You’re not leftovers. You’re not an afterthought. You’re not waiting for someone else’s arms to finally make you feel like you matter.
You’re a soul. Whole. Already claimed. Already worthy. Already enough. Not when they choose you. Not when they text you back. But now. Just as you are.
2. You Feel Empty Because You’ve Been Measured by the Wrong Scale
“Do your duty, without attachment to success or failure.” — Gita 2.47
You’ve been told your worth comes from results. Grades. Salaries. Marriages. Milestones. Someone else’s approval. But the Gita cuts through that noise.
It says: You are not here to perform. You are here to live. To show up. To try. To care. To feel. That’s it. You don’t need to earn your place in this world. You already have one.
3. Just Because People Don’t Show Up for You Doesn’t Mean You’re Unlovable
“I reside in the heart of every living being.” — Gita 15.15
You ever feel like you’re always the one who stays? Who checks in, follows up, remembers birthdays, makes the effort—and still ends up sitting alone? It’s enough to make you question your softness. Enough to make you wonder if maybe being kind was the mistake. It wasn’t. Your love is not going unnoticed.
Maybe they didn’t know how to receive it. Maybe they didn’t value it. But it was never wasted. Not on them. Not on the world. Not on yourself. God saw it. The universe held it. And you? You should never regret being the one who loved too much.
4. You Are Not Behind. You Are Not Broken. You Are Becoming
“Whenever there is a decline in truth… I manifest Myself.” — Gita 4.7
Your breakdown isn't proof you’re falling apart. It’s proof you’re shedding who you never truly were. Every time you feel like you don’t belong anywhere… maybe it’s because you’re not meant to fit in a world that forgot how to feel. The Gita doesn’t shame you for your sadness. It holds it.
It says: even in your darkest hour, something inside you is rising. Not the old you. But the real you. The one who knows they’re still here. Still breathing. Still trying. And that’s not weakness. That’s grace.
5. If You Don’t Feel Loved Right Now, That Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Lovable
Let’s be honest—sometimes you just want someone to look at you and say:
"You don’t have to earn my love. I just do."
And maybe that hasn’t happened yet. Maybe you’ve been disappointed more than anyone deserves. But hear this: Just because someone couldn’t show up for you doesn’t mean you’re unworthy of love. It means they couldn’t reach the depth where you live.
You weren’t too much. You were just too real for people still scared of honesty. Too gentle for a world that confuses kindness with weakness. Too soulful for people still living on the surface. And the Gita? It never asked you to shrink. It asked you to remember. You’re not here to be liked. You’re here to be—truthfully, wildly, fully.
You Are Not a Burden. You Are a Universe Trying to Heal
So if tonight feels like no one would notice if you disappeared, let me—and the Gita—say this: You are not invisible. You are not unloved. You are not forgotten. You are seen. You are heard. You are held. Not by people who didn’t know how to show up. But by something older. Quieter. Wiser.
And when you forget? Let this be the page you come back to. Because I see you. And so does the Gita. And neither of us are going anywhere.
“Maybe I don’t belong anywhere. Maybe I don’t belong to anyone.” If that’s you right now, keep reading. Not because this will solve everything—but because sometimes, all we need is for something to say: "I see you. And you're not as lost as you think."
1. You Were Not Made to Be Claimed Like Property. You Were Meant to Be Held Like Light
Life
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“The soul is eternal, indestructible… it does not die when the body dies.” — Gita 2.20
You don’t belong to that ex who stopped replying. Or the parents who never quite understood you. Or the friends who drifted while you silently drowned. You’re not leftovers. You’re not an afterthought. You’re not waiting for someone else’s arms to finally make you feel like you matter.
You’re a soul. Whole. Already claimed. Already worthy. Already enough. Not when they choose you. Not when they text you back. But now. Just as you are.
2. You Feel Empty Because You’ve Been Measured by the Wrong Scale
Limit
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“Do your duty, without attachment to success or failure.” — Gita 2.47
You’ve been told your worth comes from results. Grades. Salaries. Marriages. Milestones. Someone else’s approval. But the Gita cuts through that noise.
It says: You are not here to perform. You are here to live. To show up. To try. To care. To feel. That’s it. You don’t need to earn your place in this world. You already have one.
3. Just Because People Don’t Show Up for You Doesn’t Mean You’re Unlovable
Worthy
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“I reside in the heart of every living being.” — Gita 15.15
You ever feel like you’re always the one who stays? Who checks in, follows up, remembers birthdays, makes the effort—and still ends up sitting alone? It’s enough to make you question your softness. Enough to make you wonder if maybe being kind was the mistake. It wasn’t. Your love is not going unnoticed.
Maybe they didn’t know how to receive it. Maybe they didn’t value it. But it was never wasted. Not on them. Not on the world. Not on yourself. God saw it. The universe held it. And you? You should never regret being the one who loved too much.
4. You Are Not Behind. You Are Not Broken. You Are Becoming
Pain
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“Whenever there is a decline in truth… I manifest Myself.” — Gita 4.7
Your breakdown isn't proof you’re falling apart. It’s proof you’re shedding who you never truly were. Every time you feel like you don’t belong anywhere… maybe it’s because you’re not meant to fit in a world that forgot how to feel. The Gita doesn’t shame you for your sadness. It holds it.
It says: even in your darkest hour, something inside you is rising. Not the old you. But the real you. The one who knows they’re still here. Still breathing. Still trying. And that’s not weakness. That’s grace.
5. If You Don’t Feel Loved Right Now, That Doesn’t Mean You’re Not Lovable
Enough
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Let’s be honest—sometimes you just want someone to look at you and say:
"You don’t have to earn my love. I just do."
And maybe that hasn’t happened yet. Maybe you’ve been disappointed more than anyone deserves. But hear this: Just because someone couldn’t show up for you doesn’t mean you’re unworthy of love. It means they couldn’t reach the depth where you live.
You weren’t too much. You were just too real for people still scared of honesty. Too gentle for a world that confuses kindness with weakness. Too soulful for people still living on the surface. And the Gita? It never asked you to shrink. It asked you to remember. You’re not here to be liked. You’re here to be—truthfully, wildly, fully.
You Are Not a Burden. You Are a Universe Trying to Heal
And when you forget? Let this be the page you come back to. Because I see you. And so does the Gita. And neither of us are going anywhere.