Check-in

Some people appear in your life just to walk with you for a while, teach you how to love, and then quietly leave. We always think regret is about missing someone, but later we realize that true regret is losing our truest selves to fit in with others. The best relationships are never about blind devotion, but about mutual independence and mutual growth. When you are here, I have the warmth of the whole world; when you are not, I can still settle my heart and live my own life elegantly and fully. May you learn to love bravely, and also to let go gently; may you meet someone who understands your unspoken words, tolerates your little quirks, and walks alongside you through the long years, watching the world's fireworks together.