Love. There's no way around it. We all think about it all the time. Whether we've found "the one" and constantly think of him. You know, the 8 hours while he's at work are just miserable... Or we're out there mindlessly wandering around wondering if the next guy we pass on the streets will be in awe of you. Love. It's supposed to be one of the most magical, positive feelings on this earth, but really, it can make you crazy. Hitting, screaming, yelling... Love can take the sweetest of girls and turn them into Satan's right hand woman. What happened? How did we get to the point where love is no longer the patient, kind, forgiving entity it once was?
Sin. That's what happened. Human selfishness has gotten in the way and corrupted what love should truly be. No longer are couples committing to each other 100% mind, body, and soul, but they are choosing to give only what they want to give. In this world we have a 50% divorce rate. So many people look at the here and now rather than forever. Relationships shouldn't be about what you can get out of them, but what you can give to the other. Unfortunately, that's not what we get.
People make their mistakes though, and who am I to judge? So, in the name of love do we give them another shot? This is a tough topic, and everyone "knows" what they would do until they are given the choice to give someone another chance. I gave someone a second chance, and to be honest, nothing was different. Aren't second chances about rectifying what was wrong the first time, giving 100%? Or, maybe second chances are just an interim until you're on to the next love, until you truly find love?
I've been hurt. I know some will say, "It's your own fault! Could have told you it would end poorly," but this is what I can say with 110% certainty about my experience with second chances: I gave MY all. Someone had done me wrong, left me broken for months and months, and when he came back into my life, I instantly fell. I gave my all. I tried so hard to make it work. But, he didn't. He misused his second chance.
So, to the one person in the world who may be reading this post tonight, I leave you with this prayer: If someone is kind enough to give you another chance, do all you can to do right by him or her. At that point, you have to give 100,000%. It's not easy, but chances are, if they are willing to give you another chance after you've messed up, then they are worth the hard work you'll have to put in to prove to them you won't make the same mistake.
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