In life there are many possibilities. We can either be happy,
sad, grateful, or contented among others.
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Happy, probably because you have a loving family, a good partner,
supportive friends or a successful career or business.
Sad, perhaps because somehow you know you failed in some
aspects of your life.
Grateful, because you have that simple life yet you are
loved and everything seems to be okay.
And contented, because you don’t want to ask for more.
But being happy, sad, grateful, or contented cannot be done
and achieved by your lonesome self, for they say that, “no man is an island.”
As we traverse the road of life, we meet different kinds of
people.
There are some that we are fortunate to be friends with.
And there are those we opt to ignore for some reasons.
However, there are also those that we allow to enter our
lives, those whom we care for and love.
There is no such thing as instant, because everything goes
through a process. You don’t easily fall in love with someone in just one
meeting. Love should not be misconstrued as admiration, fascination, or infatuation.
Or even liking someone because of his or her abilities or character.
Since not all are fortunate to enter our lives, we should
therefore exercise care and responsibility when entrusting our emotions to that
someone in order not to regret anything in the end.
You don’t meet someone merely because you want to play along with that person. You don’t lure
someone to be close to you because you admire that person. One should have at
least the kindest, if not the best, intention, even if the situation is not at
its best timing.
Toying with someone’s feelings can be very painful,
especially if from the start you knew what will likely happen, and if you are
repeatedly told to think wisely and not just go with the flow.
When one cares for someone, there are sacrifices and risks
involved.
If you want love, learn and be willing to love as well.
Appreciate the person while he or she is still there. Talk while you can.
Explain if you have to. Ask if you need to. Don’t make it a habit to just
abandon someone and forget what happened earlier. Remember, not all people are
lucky to have a second chance, be it in love, career, opportunity or other
things that some people tend to ignore but are important for others.
As the old saying goes, “don’t do unto others what you don’t
want others to do unto you.”