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I never thought of letting go when my most valued partner had to say bye-bye. It gave me a fair amount of wasted time until I accept that my first ever mp3-equipped mobile phone has reached its lifespan. We have shared so much memory together – the perfect reason to hold-on to something even in a replacing condition – same applies to life´s circumstances. Letting go is a painful predicament. Being possessive, I needed to undergo the long and agonizing process before partially accept the fact that nothing on Earth remains forever; except for change of course which is constant in nature. It is such difficult to understand that a beautiful day has only to last for 24 hours maximum while the wish to succeed remains forever...I thought.

Way back, when my employment term has ended at which I considered a dream job, I scrutinized myself why things wouldn´t go my way. Life has a harsh way in giving realizations in a genuine sense. A door has shut down never to realize that at the end of the line opens a new window of opportunity. Good thing I never stopped. Not until the moment where both your feet stand firm in a fair ground, understanding does not come easy.

I was inspired by the thought that “the ability to wait rewards the patient”. Sometimes pain caused by a broken heart shuts our open-mind to work smart. The tendency always directs us to one dimensional parameter which leads to blaming. While mechanisms have science to troubleshoot, and puzzles have formula to solve, life difficulties always offer a way out too. It is however not discovered by many because of unwisely getting stuck up into the situation. The will to work our way out can make or break the future ahead. Instead of holding back as prevention for another failure, kick off and reach the other end. Attempts to try offer the chance to succeed. Never cry over a spilled milk, blame no one for getting fired out of work, love yourself more and leave someone who makes you less as a person...You´ll never know how beautiful what lies ahead.

Let go, resurrect from heartache. Sometimes goodbye is a second chance – a chance to start anew free from misery. When hopeless, simply realize that even pain has endings too.

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