A Broken Promise

Let me tell you the one cardinal rule that has no exception; nothing lasts forever.

I know how desolate this may sound. But I'm afraid it's the inevitable truth.
Some optimists might actually see this as a good thing. That this means that pain and grief and all sorts of agony are only temporary.
And it's true, they are.
But so is joy and peace and every positive thing you can ever feel.
None of it will last forever.

And I'm completely fine with this fact. Maybe it's actually for the best. 
But what I cannot accept is when this rule overrides basic human emotions and applies to humans themselves.
This means that no matter how much effort you make to keep people around, they'll eventually leave.
No matter how much you try give love and support, it will all backfire right through your heart.

So why bother?
Why make promises that we know we can never keep?
Why build dreams and make plans if we know that some day they will all turn to ashes?
Why keep fighting for relationships we know won't last?
Want to know why?
Because we are delusional.
It's actually kind of pathetic.
We hold on to this very dim glimmer of hope that things will turn around, that people will do for us as we do for them.
And even if they do fight for us for some time, at some point they'll just let go, even if we were still in the middle of the battle at the other end.

Unfortunately that's what you realize as you grow older. You start to see that the light at the end of the tunnel is nothing but raging fire. And the sooner you figure this all out, the less it will eventually hurt.
Your friend will turn into a stranger one day..
Your soulmate will become a mere mortal..
And your family bonds will just fray with time..
 
Because this is how life goes.
Even the strongest of relationships succumb to the weight of reality.
And you know that the only fact in your life, is that you will always be on your own.
And you can make as many promises as you like, nothing will last forever.

So here's my advice.
Embrace yourself.
Trust no one.
And try...just try not to get attached.
Afterall, it's not about whether or not you keep the promise, it's about when you're going to break it.