The Broken Pieces...

It was uncanny.
It all started last Tuesday when I decided to come home early (well, earlier than usual) and it was then that the feeling of sadness overwhelmed me. So with that, I changed the tagline on the msn.

Of all the people, He was the last one I expected to respond. "Are you ok?" he typed..."By the way...I am in Singapore."

Many, many, many years ago, He used to be one of the most important persons in my life...But because ... He became a person I wanted to know nothing about...because...He...was a thief of heart.

Hahaha...
Time does heal...and I realise that time does allow me to forgive (?!)After all, I think I am the lucky one...and that God, in his Great Design, has left me much richer because of that experience.

Wow...how long has it been?
What was it like then...to be young and so giddy in thinking that the first person I liked would be the person I would live forever with.

Yes...separation...the physical distance became the challenge...I was the naive one...for I believed that promises made would be kept.
But...He felt otherwise. It was an exciting time...doing new things, meeting new people...and having her in front of him daily...while I waited patiently far, far away.

Back then...I 'vowed' never to forgive...for his 'cruelty'...and with a prayer that God is benevolent...

Fast forward to the present...
Facebook is a funny thing...of how it can connect you to people that you thought is long gone.

Like I said, time does heal...so why make a big fuss of being friends again? I do not bear grudges...and it is with a tinge of sadness that I realised He was no longer with the Her that caused so much grief.

I think He assumes too much...
Because I don't even dig up the past, does not mean that I have water under the bridge.
So what gave him that right...to call and then say, "Hey, you sound so different!" I was flabbergasted. When was the last time He spoke to me over the phone?

I have erased the number from my list...but nah...I still have him as a friend...and I know some of my sweet, sweet friends are all ready to take a swipe at him...for all the injustices years ago.

What is the point of this?
Right now...I know of two young people who are hurting very badly.
I do not understand what went wrong, or why things went wrong...but the hurt is there.

Here is something that I hope you will learn from my experience.
Yup... the First One...is the most beautiful...the most precious...and the most memorable.

If you want the relationship to work...then you will have to work hard at it...and it cannot be the effort of just one party...the physical distance and time constraints are there...but hey...how badly do you want this to work?

My advice...well...keep on being good friends.
Don't throw the friendship away because things do not work out.
Maybe...maybe...there is still hope yet...both of you are still so young.

Take care both of you.
And to 'He'... I wish you well.