Ive noticed among many of my friends lately an overriding sense of loss in relationships. Folks feeling guilty for walking away from bad ones and others upset that they suddenly lost what they thought was a sure thing. It occurred to me that as we go through life experiencing the whole hypothetical glass half full or half empty scenario over and again, that the glass is our individual lives- our inner happiness. It is therefore up to us to fill that glass each day and make the most of our lives. If our glass runs empty, its because we failed ourselves in keeping it full. But once we enter into a relationship, we invite another to drink from our glass and us from theirs. Oh its still our glass, and our responsibility to keep it full. But now we dont do it for ourselves, but for the one we love. They depend on us to keep that glass full. Likewise we depend on them for the same. As that person draws daily from our glass, if we fail to regularly refill it with a selfless love, eventually theyll find the glass empty- while we in our selfishness have failed to notice because we were busy enjoying the full cup of our lovers commitment and daily renewal of what we needed. At that point, can we really blame them for taking their own full glass back and moving on to someone who will keep the promise of a full glass, or at the least make a regular effort to keep it full? tl;dr Dont be selfish folks. If you love them, show them every single day.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 06:16:37 +0000
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