We're living in an uncertain world. A world where good and bad exist together. It is easy to get lost, so we try staying steady.
We realise that we have no control over the behaviour of others. And we can't force anyone to be a part of our life, if they decide otherwise.
But should that dictate how you're supposed to act with them too?
Just because they don't want to put in the effort without rewards, they can't imagine how you could do the same and not want eternal happiness with or from them.
They try hurting you, making you leave. They want you to fit their idea of a human being. They want you to be cold, to justify their own emotional unavailability. They want you to fight against them and not for them; to justify their own bitterness.
But you have boundaries invisible to them. A mindful detachment where you observe their words and actions, without letting them hit you. You see how their behaviour says more about them than about you. It allows you to be aware, yet unwavering.
You don't internalise their conflict, but remain accepting of its presence. They're misguided, not cruel. So you forgive and start afresh every time you come across them. You don't evaluate them based on their past actions or let it affect your sense of being. It is beyond their reach.
Your resilience stirs something in them. Something they're too afraid to discover. So they move towards all what is careless, casual and erratic. It seems safer to be in shallow waters, where breathing is easy and there's always a way out. Being with someone of the same understanding becomes irrelevant in a world which while pulling them by the hand, shows them everything else that is important. They live under the illusion that they're running short of time. Ultimately they leave you behind, without getting ahead; ending up miles away from you and their own self.