A solid relationship is like a rock weathered by time. It cracks until it breaks and becomes stones. From stones to pebbles, and from pebbles to particles of sand and dust.
A dependable relationship is like water wearing the shape of its container. It changes in shape depending on the form and size of whatever it will contain, it may spill or overflow. But still keeps its name: "WATER"
We often strive to build solid relationships with our families, loved ones and friends. But little did we realize that in our strife to keep hold of what we so called CLOSENESS, we learned to seize being open for the fear of hurting them or... be rejected or abandoned by them. In our will to make them happy, we hurt them. We worked too hard to give them the best of everything, to the point that we loose touch with them. We so wanted to protect them and keep them sheltered beneath our wings, without noticing that we're holding them too tight depriving them of air to breathe. Sometimes because we thought we've known them too well, we forget to look through the mysteries behind their eyes or to listen without a trace of doubt. And before we get to notice the damage, we already found ourselves going farther... and even farther from whom we so loved dearly...
But a friendship as flowing as water does not make a lasting impression. It flows with the current, it has no definite form or shape. We trust yet we do not demand. We believe because we understand. We understand because we know. We know not because it's what we just heard or saw or thought... But because we take the time to look at them in the eyes, to touch and feel them within our hearts and without the need to hold them, our presence is felt. It is the relationship where we learn to accept and embrace our differences without condition... without pretension... And no matter what comes our way, we breakthrough unscratched... we remain FRIENDS.
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