The Story of Two Teardrops
Two little teardrops were floating down the river of life. One drop
said to the other, "I am the teardrop of a girl who loved a man and lost
him." Who are you? "Well, I am the teardrop of the girl who won him."
Love is very strange. Love is unconditional commitment to an imperfect
individual. You need it but when you love, it's like destining yourself
for pain. You become addicted and dependent on the person. You become strong
and at the same time, you open yourself up to being hurt. Love can make
you bear any kind of pain and any kind of sacrifice. It can also make you
feel stupid and act stupidly. Sometimes when you love and end up giving
so much of yourself, subconciously you only discover how much you've given
when the person you love hurts you or has to say goodbye.
Then you realize, an important part of yourself is already with that
person. It goes away when he leaves and you are left with a sickening,
empty feeling inside.
Tears are bound to shed from your eyes no matter how you force yourself
to keep them in. Most teardrops ever shed on this earth have been for love
or lack of it. When tears dry, a silent loss sticks to your heart for a
long, long time.
Well, that's what you get for caring so much about someone. But how
can you regret it? To give yourself freely and lovingly is the most beautiful
thing you can do. Loving makes you real. Loving also makes you cry. And
that is why a teardrop is also BEAUTIFUL.