Sleepless in Seattle (II)

Last night, Clive hit the sacks and fell into deep slumber immediately. Tonight, he had been tossing and turning on his bed for the last three hours already. What Jason said kept ringing in his head, “You know the feeling of how after being with someone for some time, you just know she’s the one? There’s no doubt about it. She’s just the one I can spend the rest of my life with, she’s the one.”

Clive didn’t feel this way about Sophie. Things were all right between them, but it was just not the right kind of right. He could feel it in his bones. He could not put a finger to what was wrong, nor could he shake off the nagging feeling that she felt wrong. He didn’t want things to carry on as they are, but the prospect of things changing between them tore his heart apart. Was he thinking too much? Was he imagining things and being difficult? Should he let things be and see how it goes, or should he just let go? Will the last three years be enough to last the thirty ahead? What will dad say?

Son, what’s yours will be yours always. You may need to make a round the wheel of life before realizing what matters, but that journey has to be taken. Some will find their heart pursuits having not left them at all. But in the end if it’s lost, it was never yours to keep from the start. Never be afraid to love in life, learn through loss and live to light up other people’s lives.