After a while…
AFTER A WHILE YOU LEARN THE SUBTLE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN HOLDING A HAND AND CHAINING A SOUL.
YOU LEARN THAT LOVE DOESN’T MEAN LEANING AND
COMPANY DOESN’T MEAN SECURITY, YOU BEGIN TO
LEARN THAT KISSES AREN’T CONTRACTS AND
PRESENTS AREN’T PROMISES. YOU BEGIN TO ACCEPT
YOUR DEFEATS WITH YOUR HEAD UP AND YOUR EYES
OPEN, WITH THE GRACE OF AN ADULT, NOT THE GRIEF
OF A CHILD. YOU LEARN TO BUILD ALL YOUR ROADS
ON TODAY BECAUSE TOMORROW’S GROUND IS TOO
UNCERTAIN FOR PLANS. AFTER A WHILE YOU LEARN
THAT EVEN SUNSHINE BURNS IF YOU GET TOO MUCH.
SO PLANT YOUR OWN GARDEN AND DECORATE YOUR
OWN SOUL INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO
BRING YOU FLOWERS. YOU LEARN THAT YOU REALLY
CAN ENDURE, THAT YOU REALLY ARE STRONG, AND
THAT YOU REALLY DO HAVE WORTH.
- author unknown
