No Regrets, Just Love

Some stories have unclear ending, others call it open-ended, but is there really such thing in real life? You skip the ending of one story, then unfold the next one? I personally think this doesn’t work. Everything needs an ending. It’s just how things work, otherwise, it’s never really done yet. Your endless conquest to the answers of the ‘what ifs’ will keep on haunting you. You will never really be at peace. However, there are stories that bravely created an end, ironically, it was an ending no one desired. It was just the safest and most convenient ending to the story. Will this kind of ending keep one at peace?

The thing is, love is so complicated. It was never meant to be easy. It makes you do things unimaginable, makes you go out of your comfort zone, and even makes you discover skills you didn’t even know you possess. Oh, what love can do and so much more. The reason behind your blissful smile is the exact same reason of your sorrow. It is true that love moves in mysterious way, eh? Love is crazy but it is so fulfilling.

It’s crazy how love is fulfilling but it’s never enough. I admire people who love selflessly, some call them martyr, but I don’t think it’s such a bad thing. They are the only few who knows exactly what they want, and do something about it. They are the only few who have very few regrets or none at all—because for them it’s all or nothing. People have different perspective on things and life in general. Some say, you need to be smart in love or you’ll end up losing. While, some say as long as you can, fight for the person you love regardless of the circumstances. Is love a game? How do we play this tricky game? How do we know when to stop fighting? How do we know he’s worth fighting? And so the battle between the mind and the heart begins.

It is true that all is fair in love and war. I don’t think there is right or wrong decision—whether you follow your heart or you follow your mind—as long as you are happy, you should be fine. You don’t need to be genuinely happy at the moment because your battle scarred heart is still taking its time to heal. As long as you are certain that there’s no regret in the decision you made, that you can sleep soundly at night, you can laugh at your friends’ jokes, you get distracted, then you will be fine. It’s normal to feel empty at times, especially when you’re alone, and contemplate about life—reminisce good and bad things. Don’t fret, everything passes, your feelings will fade, and eventually you will forget. Nothing lasts forever, it’s true, so as your pain. Regardless of what decision you made, just make sure you are certain about it because you got to face its consequences sooner or later. Just always remember, you are stronger and better than you were yesterday.