For most of us, being single will be more of a phase than a
final destination. This is the best place to practice the art of
contentment. Someday, I'm sure most of us will fall in love and get
married. But the thing is, love will always be tested.
Someone more handsome, beautiful, more charming, richer, funnier,
sweeter would come along. If you have not practiced the art of
contentment as a single person, chances are you would be tempted to
want that and not cherish your chosen one. Practicing the Art of
Contentment as a single person means that you take what life gives
you, good or bad, and you're willing to see it through. It means
you don't walk away everytime things get tough, because it builds
in you patience, perseverance, understanding and a hundred
different virtues that people in a hurry will never have to
cherish.
Being single means you would find how it feels to be alone thus,
allowing you to cherish every moment you spend with your chosen
one. The art of contentment means you wouldn't mind if life had to
make you wait for so long to find the love of your life, because
you know that the waiting would only make the finding the love of
your life much sweeter.
Being single is a time of your life when you can get to know
yourself better. You can pursue different interest and passions
without having to ask another person's approval. It is a phase when
you can keep focus on other things, discover your potentials and
talents, and see yourself become more of the person you expect to
be.
Allow yourself to surprise you. Stop wasting precious energy trying
to figure out why you're still romantically unattached. It's all in
the mind. Take the time to go see your friends, spend time with
your family, do charity work and you will realize that you are not,
and never for one moment, was alone.
Try to get to know yourself first before you try to get to know
other people. To be truly loved, means to be known and accepted for
who you are. How do you expect other people to know you and to love
you, when you don't know who and what you really are? Sometimes the
dilemmas we face are not between what is absolutely bad and
absolutely good. Sometimes, it's between what is good and best.
Treat this stage of your life as a phase to evaluate who is good
for you and who is best for you. Sometimes, you won't hear music,
or feel magic to know who's best for you. The heart just knows and
it doesn't need any romantically charged scenario to decide on the
matter. Trust in your heart, and trust that time will eventually
lead you to, not to the perfect partner, but to the most suitable
partner for you. Being single is a phase of life that we need to be
thankful for, because being single means our hearts have yet to
choose the best one for us.
Take your time, the world will wait. Being married doesn't
guarantee that it will make your life happy. It doesn't guarantee
anything at all. Sometimes, it only brings two miserable people
together only to make their life even more miserable. Without the
right intention, the emotional maturity, financial security and of
course, unwavering love, you're better off unattached.
Living Life. Don't put your life on hold for Mr. and Mrs. Right,
but don't let it waste away with Mr. or Mrs. Wrong. Life is about
things that you do and happen to you everyday. It's not about the
things that could have happened but never did, or things that you
think would happen in the future. Live life now. Live it to the
fullest and stop beating yourself up, trying to be perfect on a
Saturday night date. Allow life to surprise you with it's most
wonderful blessings.
感到寂寞的 才是人
活著就是忍耐寂寞