I love that Allstate insurance commercial where the little girl says, “The oceans are full of sharks, but we all still swim, lots of people get struck by lightening, but we still play in the rain. A lot of bad things happen, but we all still do…good.”
We could keep adding to the list. Many lives are lost in auto accidents, but we still drive our cars. Planes crash all the time, but we still fly, etc. So…Hearts get broken over and over…and yet we still keep them open for love. Or, at least, that’s the way it should work according to the commercial.
The other day a friend and I were discussing how some people only have a certain level they will let others into and after that a door shuts. Then there are people that never shut off any part of their heart. They stay open and take everyone in. It may be a risk to be that open. It may be a lot of work. It may be exhausting. It certainly invites break after break. To me the risk is worth it. If I shut off a part of myself I would feel I’m missing out on a whole part of life that is to be partaken of and experienced. We only get one life and, I, personally, don’t want to miss even one aspect of it – pain and joy alike.
And so, as another day goes by, my heart may break and shatter, but I will always love again, and…I have written.
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