My world of dreams and imagination. Everyone there is perfect. The world is without flaws. But when I came out of that imaginative, hypothetical world, reality hit hard. It brings some uncomfortable truths with it, which no one really wants to face or accept.
#1. The more we care about someone, the more we lose.
Philip was in one-sided love with his classmate. Initially, for a few months, she showed some kind of interest in him. She was confusing Philip with mixed signals.
Philip was thinking that if not today, then tomorrow she will agree to be her because, deep inside, she also loves him better. And with that in mind, he kept fulfilling her every wish. He took very good care of her, but she kept giving mixed signals for a year, and then the girl finally said she was no longer interested in him.
He was broke at the time. He felt like he was experiencing some kind of physical pain. He went into depression and felt like there was no more happiness for him in this world.
But hopefully, now he is good and happy because of the new friends he has. The friends supported him and taught him how to enjoy life.
So when we start caring for someone a lot, it simply means we are investing…