REPOST: Heart Console

I just want to repost this blog post that I made last year in my Friendster blog .

There will always be some things in life that you find hard to let go. And letting go is always never the easy way out. Though hard and devastating, it's the only way to move on and continue.

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I wonder if the human heart levels up after every heartbreak that it endures.

Just like in any console game, characters level up their skills and statistics in every level of the game. Their strength increases, their agility heightens, their stamina boosts up, their power magnifies and their character becomes less vulnerable than it was before. Is the human heart capable of this also? After enduring so much hurt and so much pain, will it ever be less vulnerable than it was before? Will it be stronger enough to withstand another heartache? Will it be powerful enough to shield itself from the tremors of failing to love?

If the heart is a console game character, it will seem easier. As each level progresses and the difficulty increases, the heart becomes stronger and willful to battle the challenges that it faces. 

If the heart is a console game character, it will seem less difficult to love. At each stage of the game, the fear of getting hurt becomes negligible.

BUT If the heart is a console game character, love will cease to exist and the heart cannot learn to love. The heart will not know the concept of losing and loving at the same time. The heart will not learn to understand the happiness and sadness in every tear when you love. The heart cannot love unconditionally and fears hurting itself when it loves. The heart cannot live to its purpose which is to give itself away wholly and never fear of getting itself back swollen and bruised.

The human heart does not level up after every heartache. It does not become less vulnerable after every pain. Sometimes, it becomes more vulnerable than it was before. The human heart continuously fears to love and fears the pain of loving. But the human heart remains to give itself away because it never ceases to love even amidst these challenges. It is in these moments where it learns more than the console game character’s skills. It learns to forgive, to love and be loved in return, to feel happiness and pain, to wait unconditionally and smile after every heartache and pain.

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