We often show more patience and kindness to our friends because we care about them. When speaking to strangers, we carefully choose our words. Yet when it comes to ourselves, we are often the most critical. We rarely pause to celebrate our accomplishments. Instead of acknowledging how far we’ve come, we fixate on what’s next.

“Little Sparrow” explores the idea of self-compassion through a simple but intimate gesture: holding.

My palms become a metaphor for protection and care — the way one would gently cradle a fragile sparrow. Inside them, I placed images of myself as a child. These childhood figures represent the inner child we continue to carry within us.

Being kind to ourselves is not indulgence; it is responsibility. Nurturing our inner child becomes the foundation for how we love others. Compassion inward shapes compassion outward.

Through digital collage, this piece visualizes a quiet reminder: treat yourself with the same tenderness you would offer something small, vulnerable, and alive in your hands.