Some people say we're like islands. And that the relationships we build with each other are the bridges that unite us.
Well, I disagree.
I most definitely feel like an island myself but all i get to see around me are more islands in the horizon.
No bridges.
In almost feels like the view of the sky at night. You think you're looking at a bunch of beautiful stars but in reality that's just an illusion. What you're really looking at is a reflection of that they used to be. It's the same with people. You only get to see them from a certain distance. Islands don't pull away nor come any closer. We just chose to believe so because we're focusing on them trying to figure out what life is like over there. But do we ever get to know how it actually feels to be on that island? No. Same way we cant really know a person. All you get is a blurry vision from far away that you probably also adjust to what you hope it looks like.
And if the sea brings some part of it over, it feels like a little treat from heaven. But is it really? I'm afraid we'll never really know. That's the mystery and the beauty of it.
But one day, some little cloud goes away and you realize that they're no bridges any more. Probably never there to begin with. You're on your own, surrounded by sea and all there's left to do, is take the time and get to know your own island before setting off for new adventures.
It's true that most people have the predisposition to adjust their perception of others to what they'd "like" or "hope" it to be; this is only human, and getting disappointed or hurt when such illusions are dispelled doesn't make having them in the first place any wrong.
ReplyDeleteBut the truth is that we can realistically only expect to have very few bridges when everything is said and done; family, close friends, and our better half that is hopefully waiting for us somewhere in the shadows of the future... Even then, bridges can still crumble and fall, and strong sea winds may make traversing them perilous or downright impossible at times; in other words, life (and other people) tend to get in the way.
I guess what I'm really trying to say here (and it probably won't comfort you, but here goes nothing) is that "bridges" are really the exception and not the rule.
Most of the times the only thing you can do is start swimming for the distant shores and hope that you will find someone swimming in your general direction...
Preferably about halfway along the way!
Just my 2 cents (or pence, as fate would have it).
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