danwin:

There will always be some virtues I always follow in order to keep the abstraction of love equated within my eyes.

I’ve felt it within my marrow that I’ve never really had the right knowledge to manage the kind impact that a person can give to me — the significance in the imprint that they entrench on my own path; and every time that imprint begins to fade with time, I find myself distraught. 

Tipping the balance, would make things fall apart — thus breaking myself in the process.

I’ve been cracked, but not exactly broken. This is in effort to evade being shattered from whom I may invest my heart in.

That’s why I’m making a reminder to myself that with love, comes

Patience: Always be considerate, and acknowledge the time shared. Their time will come, and so will yours. Do not be so obdurate and adamant — always give space to breathe, but not too much space that it becomes the tantamount to distance. Love unconditionally. 

Risk: There must be the will to offer everything. No compensation requited, nor expected. Love is to give, not to simply get. You must be audacious to give everything that is of your composure…but that is only dependent on your own decision.

Fixation: Attachment is inevitable, but with risks taken, comes the replacement of fear of attachment, with curiosity. “Don’t get too attached” — is horrible advice. It only stifles the feelings you might have. 

Trust: The higher and thicker you build your walls, the harder you fall for the person that breaks them down. Distributing trust wasn’t always an easy task for me. I’ve become hesitant over the years, but I still have the proclivity of entrusting the people that only know how to abuse so much they hold. A part of myself, within their hands is a great thing to conceive. 

Relinquishment: No story is an eternal one. Letting go and moving on is one thing, but simply forgetting is another. Always love and learn, but refrain from turning bitter and unforgiving. Complications are inevitable. Sometimes when people grow, they grow apart. That’s the reality of some things.

Also, remember:

“Just because you’ve loved and lost once, doesn’t mean you cannot love again.”

Always remember, Daniel. Please.