for thought

After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a HAND, and chaining a SOUL,

and you learn that LOVE doesn't mean leaning, and company doesn't mean SECURITY,

and you begin to learn that KISSES aren't contracts, and presents aren't PROMISES,

and you begin to accept your defeats with your HEAD UP and your EYES OPEN, with the grace of an ADULT, not the grief of a child.

After a while, you learn that even SUNSHINE burns if you get too much.

So plant your own GARDEN and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers.

And your learn that you can really ENDURE... that you really are STRONG.

And YOU really have worth.