Heart checklist is a series of realizations and experiences I got from loving the people I love.
This first lesson goes to this generation and the next. Romanticising love feels nice, but don’t fool yourself into thinking that love will always be fun. You’ll only be setting up disappointments with that mindset.
I’m reminded of this when days make it difficult to smile at the person I love. A lot of factors can trigger this state of mine. One particular reason is when the expectation of receiving a sense of companionship isn’t met. You see, life as it is can be pretty draining. One of the few ways I try to cope with it is to share a moment with people I care about.
But the people you care about won’t always be at their best state. Life happens to them, too.
Good thing I grew up with a core that knows how not to depend on others too much. Sure, it does hurt at first when your needs aren’t being satisfied, but I learned at a young age not to burden people with what I want.
Loving people, broken people, is learning to set aside fun and just be there to live life with them. To see things from their perspective. To understand them even better.
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