Contentment II
“I am happy for you.” she said.
I wish I can say the same thing to her. I really do.
What does it take for us to know it’s time to let go? Does it always have to involve something very painful? Can we really learn from other people’s experience, or do we have to taste the bitterness ourselves before it’s too late? Will we ever learn?
What does it take for us to cherish what we have? Does it always happen after we’ve lost something we took for granted, or something we held on so dear?
Bob Dylan’s song is playing in my head tonight, again and again.
Are the answers really blowing in the wind?
All I know now is, I feel very fortunate to have what I have now. I’ve worked on myself so hard to get to this place.
And I hope you will one day feel the same way.
Then I can say to you, from the bottom of my heart, “I’m happy for you, too.”