My friend who has visited her parents in the last 10 years for Christmas, did not go last year. She’s the first daughter, she said she decided to be selfish and use the money she’d normally distribute to the family to travel for alone time in Ghana.
When she called her mum,
I’ll never forget the day my professor changed my whole perspective on love. The class was loud until he asked, “If you’re in a relationship, do you still get crushes?” Silence washed over us. He drew a heart, wrote “Loyalty” and “Faithfulness” inside. “So if love contains these, why does someone else still catch your attention?”No one could answer. I whispered, “Because it’s not love.” He turns, smiles knowingly. “Exactly. Just because you’re in a relationship doesn’t mean you’re already in love. Sometimes we’re only in a relationship because we love the idea of being with someone who cares for us.” That line stayed with me. He wasn’t just teaching a subject… he was teaching life. 🫶
Next time, you will not be able to demystify me. You’ll not learn my tendencies, my behavior. You’ll not know what is true or what is false, my heart, mind, or my soul.