The Journey
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Yesterday, I discussed an observation a friend made about wanting an epic love. Today, a question he asked. Is it worth the risk; worth the pain?
I believe, unequivocally, yes. And there will be pain. You will get hurt. When you open yourself up completely to another person, it's almost guaranteed to happen.
But what else in life has such a beautiful payoff? When it's right, nothing else brings such joy, such pleasure, such fulfillment as loving completely.
Otherwise, no one would ever continue to search for it. We would, instead, live in solitude happily wandering through life as though we had attained all we were meant to attain.
The truth is that we were not meant to live alone. We were meant to find our love and to live our lives together. And so we continue to search.
Some of us search, and search, and search seemingly in search of an impossibility. Sometimes we become frustrated. Some even feel ready to give up thinking they will never find it. I have been there myself. There was a time when I went to bed every night thinking to myself that there was no one out there for me. That I might as well just throw in the towel and call it a day.
Today, things are different for me. I know it's out there for me. I know that one day I'll find that epic love. It's out there. It simply has chosen not to reveal itself just yet. In time, it will.
Until then, I fumble my way through make mistakes and learning lessons to prepare me for the day the epic begins.
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