Faith, Hope and Love

got the following from ala's blog... too beautiful not to share.
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If you love someone, ask him for nothing. Don't hold him from his destiny. Don't keep him from going off in search of his own answers. Don't ask him for commitment. You will know commitment is real when it is something given willingly, and not as something obligatory. Don't ask him for promises. If you are patient, if you have faith, you will know in your heart when the right time for promises has come.


And when that time arrives, then you will see that you have both lost nothing by setting each other free, and have instead gained a richer, fuller life, a wealth of experiences, and a stronger certainty of your desires.


But should he not return to you, then life hasn't cheated you because no promises were broken. Your bitterness will not last long, and you will feel thankful and blessed that at the very least, this beautiful soul has colored your life, that knowing him has already made life infinitely more meaningful.


By setting a person a free, you run a risk of him not returning. But always remember that you found him beautiful precisely because he was free. People are like sunlight. You can feel their warmth, and their glow, but you can't hold them in your hand and keep them with you forever. People choose to stay. But a choice is made more meaningful when it is made despite so many other options.
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I highlighted the stuff that spoke volumes to me. To those who wrote comments on my previous blog entry, thank you so much for the priceless words of encouragement. There really is no safety net, I know that just as I am aware that all I really can do is hope for the best, have faith in him that he won't break my heart and love freely. It's time to crawl out of my dark cave and walk into the sunlight. At some point, I have to stop watching life pass me by and start living again. Why not now?


So far, it has been an awfully good year for me, inspite of all the drama going on. I have met so many new people and the timing of each new friend, encounter or event always seems to be perfect. Exactly when I needed it most. Depressed over something? I meet someone who makes me laugh. Getting too confident? I meet someone who drags me back to earth. It's too perfect that I can no longer consider them as coincidence. It's like I'm living a treasure hunt and the clues are revealed to me one at a time by God. I know that each person, each event in my life has a purpose and a lesson that needs to be learned. I've been tiring and stressing myself so much trying to figure out how I can get my life back on track and my revelation for today is that we can only do so much, the rest we have to leave up to Fate.


Yep, I'm starting to believe in Fate again.


So for this particular period in my life, all I can say is:
I will continue to hope that there's something good at the end of the rainbow.
I shall never lose faith in God and His plans for me.
I will no longer waste a day away hiding from love.