Love is a Fairy Tale

by:LRJJarvina

Let’s face it, relationships end. Long-standing relationships, on the other hand, seemed to have become just a mere fairy tale. It is without a doubt that someone is always bound to get hurt in a breakup. The feeling of rejection is like the feeling of failure and giving up is the first thing that comes to mind. Then, the person who was hurt tends to be pessimistic in life.

This too happened to me, yet something good came out of it – it served as an eye opener for me.

My mother lives in America while my father lives here in the Philippines with me. I thought that everything was going great, sadly, it was not. Two years ago, I found out that my parents got divorced in the year 2002. I was, of course, shocked yet also anxious to know more about what happened. Upon asking my father the details about it, he willingly told me the story, ending with one unforgettable, devastating line: “Relationships are not meant to last.” I got very disappointed for he showed that he is not strong enough.

In spite of this misfortune that happened to my parents, I managed to stand my ground in believing that relationships can work out, especially if love is still existent and both people involved are willing to honor the commitment they once made.

The course of my last relationship was really beautiful. I had high hopes and I did not allow the situation of my parents affect me. I gave my all. Let me just say that he showed me a different side to world and proved to me that love can work. Our emotions were so strong; I have always believed that there is no possible way that our relationship would end. To my dismay, the “perfect” relationship, which I have been dreaming about, ended. To make things worse is that, his reason for ending the relationship was irrational. Then I found myself becoming one of those heartbroken people. It was during those times that I was in my lowest form. I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders and the hurt it brought was like a knife repeatedly cutting my heart to pieces. After an agonizing period, I recovered remarkably.

This climactic experience led me to know who I really am. It became the turning point in my life. I asked myself why I was spending another day of bitterness and being unproductive. Thus, I decided that I needed to do something to take my mind off things. I had come to realize that an end always paves the way of starting anew, something that will reveal who I really am and always will be. I recognized the fact that life goes on and that life definitely offers many possibilities of something to look forward to. I cannot go back to the past but I sure can shape and change my future. I would definitely say that I am a stronger person now, who learned how to stand up and face reality once more. I consider that heartbreaking experience a blessing in disguise for it defined me for who I am. The broken relationships I had just made me stronger.

My journey through life did not end there. It had just begun.