I wonder
Sympathy can turn into love, but I wonder how long such relationship can last when one realizes that the love is not the love. Will one just put a stop to that relationship and start anew? Is it easy to shake off obligations without feeling guilt?
I have known great love, love that overcomes difficult times, personal weakness, temptations elsewhere, and grows stronger. Yet I have seen more relationships dissipated like a puff of smoke. We write more love songs than anything else, but even the song writers can not keep their relationship a life time.
For ordinary people, we have duties to fulfill and conscience to follow. Most of us can't just walk away like nothing has ever happened. Eventually separation becomes a material thing rather than emotional. We measure the relationship in terms of dollars, not love. We measure what we lost and what we can gain. We fight for what we think we deserve to have to compensate for what we have paid. We often want more than that, but we don't become happier afterwards.
I have known great love, love that overcomes difficult times, personal weakness, temptations elsewhere, and grows stronger. Yet I have seen more relationships dissipated like a puff of smoke. We write more love songs than anything else, but even the song writers can not keep their relationship a life time.
For ordinary people, we have duties to fulfill and conscience to follow. Most of us can't just walk away like nothing has ever happened. Eventually separation becomes a material thing rather than emotional. We measure the relationship in terms of dollars, not love. We measure what we lost and what we can gain. We fight for what we think we deserve to have to compensate for what we have paid. We often want more than that, but we don't become happier afterwards.
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