"Hindi nakakapagod ang magbigay. Ang nakakapagod ay ang paghihintay ng kapalit." (Fr. Rector)
I couldn't agree more.
I think the reason why we often end up getting hurt is because we always expect something in return. This doesn't only apply to material things but to our feelings as well.
It's inevitable, I know; To have that little hope in you that maybe the person you have fallen for feels the same way about you. And yes, it's true, sometimes we expect more from people because we would be willing to do as much for them.
But we should always remember that this isn't the reason why we love. We don't love to be loved back. We love because we have accepted those we love for who they really are. We love because all we want to do is to make those people happy and from that we feel happy too.
It's the kind of love that does not expect something in return, the kind of love that will always battle against pain no matter how hard it may be.
And that love is the feeling that will always have an effect on us, the feeling that will always make us skip a heartbeat, the feeling that we will always remember because it's the feeling that makes us say, I have truly loved. :)
I couldn't agree more.
I think the reason why we often end up getting hurt is because we always expect something in return. This doesn't only apply to material things but to our feelings as well.
It's inevitable, I know; To have that little hope in you that maybe the person you have fallen for feels the same way about you. And yes, it's true, sometimes we expect more from people because we would be willing to do as much for them.
But we should always remember that this isn't the reason why we love. We don't love to be loved back. We love because we have accepted those we love for who they really are. We love because all we want to do is to make those people happy and from that we feel happy too.
It's the kind of love that does not expect something in return, the kind of love that will always battle against pain no matter how hard it may be.
And that love is the feeling that will always have an effect on us, the feeling that will always make us skip a heartbeat, the feeling that we will always remember because it's the feeling that makes us say, I have truly loved. :)
