After a while you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul, and learn that love doesn’t mean leaning and company doesn’t mean security, and begin to learn that kisses aren’t contracts and presents aren’t promises. And begin to accept your defeats with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult, not the grief of a child. And you learn to build al you roads on today because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans.

After a while you learn to build that even sunshines burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really endure…that you are strong and you really do have worth