"Goodbye without reasons is the most painful one. Love without reasons is the most beautiful one."
I'd be hard pressed to find a statement more honest than that one. There's something heart breaking about people leaving you without giving you a reason. It might be death, it may be a severed relationship. But those unexplained goodbyes sometimes feel unbearable.
And yet, when someone loves you without a list of reasons why, it breathes life into your lungs again. It can pull you out of the depths of despair and place you on the peak of a mountain top. That's what it has done for me.
I know both of these feelings well. The pain, and the joy. Maybe it's the pain that makes us appreciate the happiness. Would we even know how to be happy if there wasn't hurt in the world?
I'd be hard pressed to find a statement more honest than that one. There's something heart breaking about people leaving you without giving you a reason. It might be death, it may be a severed relationship. But those unexplained goodbyes sometimes feel unbearable.
And yet, when someone loves you without a list of reasons why, it breathes life into your lungs again. It can pull you out of the depths of despair and place you on the peak of a mountain top. That's what it has done for me.
I know both of these feelings well. The pain, and the joy. Maybe it's the pain that makes us appreciate the happiness. Would we even know how to be happy if there wasn't hurt in the world?
This reminds me of a part in the book, Soul Cravings, that you gave me to read.
ReplyDelete"We long for love, and we are convinced that all love is conditional."
It's a mystery to be loved without a list. It's hard to accept, but it's incredible to realize. No matter what you do and no matter what happens, you'll be loved. True unconditional love is rare, but when it presents itself nothing ever looks the same.
However, being unconditionally denied is one of the lowest feelings ever. It's awful to be told that we aren't good enough. But to not even be worth the words to say it, is worse.
I hope the latter hasn't happened to you Lauren. You're one of the most genuine people I've ever met, and anyone who is lucky enough to have you in their lives is lucky. Those who think otherwise are clearly inadequate.