Letting Go Gracefully

      

     Often times in life we would feel let down by a few people that we even feel discouraged to continue living at a certain point, sometimes we let people go either gracefully or painfully but it is almost always the latter method that we choose to embrace because it is human nature to love a person way too hard which most of the time leads to pain when the person eventually has to be released.  It only hurts that way because only the people we love and trust can impact us this much and it is a bitter pill to swallow but you can't choke on the pill forever.

      What happens when one or two people exit our life and we have to cope up with the detachment, separation, pain and memories? I'll tell you exactly what will happen to us; we as human beings will elegantly jump into a conclusion that everyone is going to let us go in a bad way. Of course, everyone has to leave someday but there are two ways to go about it; one is dying and the other is brutally deciding you don't need someone in your life anymore and we are merely talking about the latter. 

    The beliefs that we once had about true love, loyal friendships, undying bond between siblings, and so on will slowly lose its solid form to merely melt away and evaporate into nothing but what I am trying my level's best to imply here is; just stand firm in what you belief, no matter how many people walk into your life to prove you wrong, no matter how many people have done you wrong in the past, have a concrete stand in what you belief since day one. Please do not let anybody dictate your beliefs into something else which isn't half as worth, hands down. Learn the lessons but also take your beliefs with you, never trade in one for the other, both are equally valuable. For example, maybe you should not let people in so easily, maybe you shouldn't trust people until they give you a reason to do so but that doesn't mean you should always be on the wait for the next person to leave. That is not how we go about it for it is a little off of the system.  

    Just like so many other mundane things in life, letting go is also a form of art; those who understand the mere essence of it do it gracefully while the others struggle with it internally. When a person either gives you a reason to release them or simply do not wish to be in your life anymore, it doesn't make sense to hold on to them and keep fighting. Instead it is only fair for yourself to focus on your own good and keep going on with life together with a few extra experiences and memories as bonus points. 

     Sooner or later someone is definitely going to walk into your open arms, earn every ounce of your trust, learn every single small detail about you, and finally make an effort to stay in your life no matter what the circumstance is, they are the keepers. Until you find a keeper, keep tripping over your messy life without throwing in the towel, trust me, the wait might be long but it will be worth the wait for you will acquire a person for life or at least the long run. I'm afraid that if you give up too soon, you will miss some of the best things and people life has to offer, there's nothing to lose as long as you learn the art of letting go ... gracefully. Conclusively, my heartfelt gratitude to all those Johns and Janes who let go of me, if it weren't for them I wouldn't be writing this piece today and with that, I shall bid goodbye for this passage.