The Lights We Cannot See

"Everyone Makes Mistakes"

Love is integral to our lives as water is. We need water to survive, it encompasses our body and our surroundings and without it, life would be dull and brittle. Sometimes, I forget to drink enough of it and don't realize until later that I have forgotten. Love is like the game of basketball. You know all the basics to the game. However, you are often faced with dilemmas. When you make the right shot (choice) there is no better feeling.

Then there are times when you don't give it enough thought and you think you know it all and you make the worst possible shot. This usually result from range of feelings from "oh well" to down right anger. There are times when you've thought about it through, yet still unsure about your choice, but you still give it your best shot. Maybe you get lucky and maybe you won't, but either way, as long as you walk off the court having learned something from the day, then you are still considered successful.

With love, everyone can make mistakes. Anyone can fall for the wrong person or even to their worst enemy. A strong relationship should not consist of things like "As long as she's/he's happy, I'm happy." because with that, you're relationship would be slowly breaking or maybe you, yourself is breaking. At first, it would be fun, sweet, cute, happy, and all lovey-dovey but, after a long time, you'll get tired of it and reach your ceiling.

I have once... I guess, fallen in love with someone who had lied, backstabbed, and ruined most of my relationships with my friends. I thought love meant losing some people but, that is not love. That love isn't right. Life is short. You have to choose the right people and learn to let go. Life is too short to dwell on people who doesn't see your worth anymore.

Focus on your studies, focus on your growth, learn to be a better version of you every day, learn something new, get out of your comfort zone because if you don't. You will forever be stuck where you are now. Don't feel guilty if you're not doing something sometimes. Everyone needs their own space and time, just don't overdo it.

In a world that is often governed by greedy people. We sometimes forget how to love and how love feels like. When we let our guard down, the most unexpected things come. Let's not get too used to someone's love. I'm not saying you should stop loving, just don't overdo it. Learn to leave some for you and your loved ones. Make time for your family and your friends, they are not always going to be there and ask them if there okay and don't always talk about yourself.

Learn to ask about them, stop being selfish. After all, they are humans too.

Accept your mistakes. No one is perfect and you are not alone.

Everyone makes mistakes, but not everything can be pieced up back together. Broken friendships, broken families, sometimes, can't be piece back up together. Make the most of every day with the people you love and learn to love yourself before others. It's not selfish, it's you looking out for you.

You can never love another person wholeheartedly when you can only love yourself half-heartedly.

Life's a bitch, so you better get ready to kick some ass.