Moving on - a tough ask
Every relationship, well almost every relationship, like all other things in this world, has a beginning. Well, naturally, like all other things, it also has an end... if not an end, at least a transition from one level to the other, up AND down. Like they say, nothing is permanent, everything has its time and place. And when beautiful, cherished relationships come to a period of transition, especially on the ride down, it is a painful period.
There is a tendency to wait and see if there is more to come.. a period of chaos in your heart where you don't really know whether to wait or let go. And letting go and moving on is, at best, the most difficult decisions, harder in practise.
While some relationships are meant to be for a lifetime.. there are others that come with an expiry tag, invisible to the first burst of enthusiasm and excitement. But then after the first showers of seemingly everlasting drops of happiness and togetherness, it is surprising how it could start dissipating quite quickly. It did seem like quite a storm. But then all storms subside and then there is the rest of the life.
And what a storm, beautiful at first, slowly getting to your very core, shaking you from your deep rooted sense of assurance, of faith. Leaving quite an everlasting impression (one of the few things everlasting about them).
And then comes the time to let go - reasons aplenty, only one ask. Out of your own choice or otherwise, time does come to this juncture, hate it as you might. Reliving the beauty, the joy, the happiness - only bringing in more sorrow. But then, when the time comes, you just let go - not just for your own good - but because there is nothing else to do. And then of course, you move on. Time, the great healer, takes on and you just mutely follow.
Moving on is a tough ask. But there is nothing else to do. Just keep walking. The scene will change. And somewhere in the future, when the mirror of life reflects back some of these good old memories, they will all be worth it, still.
There is a tendency to wait and see if there is more to come.. a period of chaos in your heart where you don't really know whether to wait or let go. And letting go and moving on is, at best, the most difficult decisions, harder in practise.
While some relationships are meant to be for a lifetime.. there are others that come with an expiry tag, invisible to the first burst of enthusiasm and excitement. But then after the first showers of seemingly everlasting drops of happiness and togetherness, it is surprising how it could start dissipating quite quickly. It did seem like quite a storm. But then all storms subside and then there is the rest of the life.
And what a storm, beautiful at first, slowly getting to your very core, shaking you from your deep rooted sense of assurance, of faith. Leaving quite an everlasting impression (one of the few things everlasting about them).
And then comes the time to let go - reasons aplenty, only one ask. Out of your own choice or otherwise, time does come to this juncture, hate it as you might. Reliving the beauty, the joy, the happiness - only bringing in more sorrow. But then, when the time comes, you just let go - not just for your own good - but because there is nothing else to do. And then of course, you move on. Time, the great healer, takes on and you just mutely follow.
Moving on is a tough ask. But there is nothing else to do. Just keep walking. The scene will change. And somewhere in the future, when the mirror of life reflects back some of these good old memories, they will all be worth it, still.
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