Fading

Again, I put it to you that life has an interesting way of pulling its strings. If life were a human being, I’m sure it would be chuckling in its castle over the interesting and uniquely molded plot twists it constantly cooks up. One moment, you feel like you are on top of the world, and the next moment, life decides that you have had enough and it is your turn to start suffering. Sometime ago, I compared life to a stone. Such a funny comparison, it is. “Life is like a stone.” The many people I shared this funny simile with laughed. It sounds funny. But deep down, those who have seen the difficult side of life know it is as hard as a rock. Harder than a rock, even.

One moment, a stranger walks into your life. It might be that particular moment when you need someone in your life and that person fills that empty void. It starts out in a regular way. Maybe an unexpected phone call? From the phone call, to constant texts and many other phone calls, the person becomes a part of you. And whenever you look into their eyes, you see the stars and the night sky. You see the future. You look at them and you start to wonder how empty your life would be without them. You make plans with them and for its beauty, the plan starts moving. That is exactly when life comes to ruin and soil things.

In life, we meet people, they become a part of us, they fill a missing part. But things happen and when they go, the space will be there forever, at least for a long time. Experiencing this is one of the most painful things ever. Now, the question is, are we meant to let go of people who filled empty spaces in our life or fight for them till the very end? The truth is that sometimes, the heart is willing to fight for them. But, deep down, something asks “what if this is what they want? What if this is the right decision?” So, in the end, I guess we just have to leave things for life to decide.

On the other hand, there are people who come into our lives to trouble us; people who don't want to see us succeed. People like this should be cut out of our lives. When we finally make the decision to cut them loose, it'll feel like a heavy load has been lifted off our chest.

Many months ago, I found myself in a toxic friendship. I didn't realize it was toxic until the end. It was when I managed to cut all ties that I finally felt free. Such people aren't worth fighting for.