Your Heart's Desire

"There are two tragedies in life: one is to lose your heart's desire, the other is to gain it." -- George Bernard Shaw


How do you view that quote? How can you interpret it?

If you gain everything you heart has ever wanted than you risk the pain and the fear of losing it. And what happens if you do lose it? Maybe you'll discover it wasn't really all you thought it was. Maybe you'll realize that something or someone you thought you couldn't live without was actually poisoning you more than it or they were ever curing you.

I've experienced my fair share of loss and as morbid as it may sound, I'm a far better person because of it. I owe a thank you to ever person who ever walked out of my life, who hurt me, who slammed a door in my face. They made my skin that much tougher and I am that much stronger all do to them. Just when you think you have found someone who can fix everything in your world, everything can change. And when that change happens, don't fight it, it's not necessarily a bad thing.

Gaining your heart's desire and losing it, both are scary ideas. Either way, the weight is heavy and you never know which way the scale will tip. You can have something that makes you feel so electric one second and the next, poof!, it's gone. I don't believe in wallowing. I believe it's often a waste of time and will simply exhaust you and rob you of energy you could put towards changing things around. However, I've wallowed when I thought I lost my heart's ultimate desire. Turns out, wasted wallowing, it was no where near worth it and I'm a better person for having lost it.

So, when you gain something appreciate it. When you lose something, let it go and be thankful that you had it for a little while. If it's meant to be in your life it will come back. I know you have heard that a thousand time but trust me, it's true.