Sharing a Little bit of Wisdom

I recently received some wisdom, in which i agree with, and makes a
lot of sense. I will share this with you, in hope that it may sway
someone in favor of not only myself, but them as well. So here it is.
Thank you whoever it was that sent this too me, i hope your words are
true.

As we travel through life, we are moving without the benefit of signs,
maps or a guide. Like wanderers lost in a giant wood, we know where
the paths are, the directions they head and, perhaps, where we want to
go, but we know nothing about where the paths may lead or how long
they will carry us.

Basically, we're lost travelers, constantly at the mercy of the
various perils of the world around us, wondering from path to path,
decision to decision, never knowing if we're going to get where we
think we're headed.

We make the decisions the best we can, judging all of the variables we
can see, but never really knowing what lies beyond the next bend. It's
a frightening prospect and one that has broken many souls. We live in
fear and uncertainty and that is our permanent state.

Yet, we press on. The air often grows cold and the nights are long,
but we press on. Not because we want to or because it's easy, but
because we have to. There is no going back, there is no alternative.

But if we press through these tough times, if we keep ourselves warm
on the long cold nights and survive the hardships that nip at us every
step of the way, we are rewarded. No path can stay uphill forever and
no trail can remain rugged for all of time. Yet, in some way, somehow,
if one is destined, and determined to try, to work for what they want,
it is meant to be.

As we state paths, a path that makes us all and breaks us all is love.
We all find love somewhere, and somehow, and when you find this love,
it is like nothing else. As I stated before no path can be uphill
forever, nor can any trail remain rugged for all time, and this goes
for love most of all.

As human beings, when we fall into love, we search endlessly for
symbols of it. We turn to the time-honored traditions thereof, roses,
diamonds, candies and cards in an endless bid to find something,
anything, that can fully express what we feel. We hope that, even if
but for a fleeting moment, that something we hold can express what
tomes of poetry and years and millenniums of modern romance has never
been able to touch.

This quest pushes us to do strange and desperate things. In such a
commercialized society, we spend billions of dollars buying jewelry,
gifts and trinkets in a bid to express our love. We spend countless
paychecks, work second jobs and put untold amounts of strain on
ourselves just to prove our feelings through material things.

The dirty secret of it all though is that love has no symbols. It is
something that, by its very nature, defies all symbolism, especially
with material possessions. The rich feel love no differently than the
poor and the wealthy suffer no less from heartbreak than the
destitute. Love does not discriminate on money and, in fact, tends to
skip over those who rely on their finances to make their feelings
known.

The only symbols of love are all elements of love, tiny glimpses into
the emotion itself, mere glimmers of light reflected off of the sea of
emotion. A tender kiss, a long goodbye, a heartfelt look, a content
sigh and a soft touch are far more symbols of love than any diamond or
flower ever could be and we should cherish those little moments of
true love.

For anyone with enough time or money can buy a rose or a diamond, only
love can create those little moments that remind you how real it is.
However, those who are living it often grow deaf to those special
moments, especially as advertisers beat down their door with a more
commercialized version of love.

Soon, love no longer feels like love and the quest for something
timeless makes what's had look worn and gray. Because we obsess so
much about expressing our love and focus so little on living it and
cultivating it, it withers and dies. It's like talking to a flower
while it's rotting away in darkness, love doesn't need to know how you
feel, it just needs some light to let it grow.

So, take some time tonight or soon, not to tell them how you feel, but
to enjoy being in love, to be together, hold one another and just get
caught up in the moment without a rose, a diamond or a word between
you. Don't worry about what will become of it, don't even think about
the future, the problems you two face or how you can express your
feelings, enjoy the moment, enjoy that night.

Because, not only do we not know what tomorrow brings, but there are
countless souls who can't share a moment like that. They either
haven't found someone to love or are apart from them. No matter the
reason though, it means you have to cherish your gift that much more
and need to put that much more into it to make it grow.

Simply put, when you have a society so obsessed with money, the little
things can easily be overlooked. We can not take them for granted and
we must make them a priority. Because, no matter how quickly we look
past them in our every day lives, the second they're gone, they leave
a hole that can never truly be filled. For what was once held and
ripped away can never be fully reclaimed- no matter how many times we
move on, no matter how many years go by and no matter how many
millions make.

It's a bitter fact of life, but one of the few that can easily be
avoided if one is willing to work. This love, this sacred bond, in
which I see so much in you and her, is to sacred a gift to let go.
Don't express your love through roses and wines, express your love
through hand holding and times. If you show her your love, and how
deep it is, she will appreciate it, she will return that love, because
deep inside she loves you too, and the pain that she would endure,
through losing this love, will never end.