I’ve been contemplating this for a long time. But I think we’ve all been there, so why not post about it… It could be a friend that ditched you and you keep trying to reach out anyway, without any positive response. It could be an ex-boyfriend or an ex-girlfriend who you can’t stop caring about. It could be a church that seems dead and shallow that you keep trying to help and serve. It could even be your own life, which never seems to work right or feel right anyway.
If it hurts to care and keep trying to mend things endlessly, how will we know when its time to stop? Or should we ever stop?
On another note, I think we must also ask ourselves what a promise really means anymore. We make them, break them, and find excuses to not even feel guilty for breaking them. It seems like our non-commital society has invaded every aspect of our lives. When we don’t like a church, we leave and find a new one (until we find a reason to leave it). When we hit problems in a relationship, we ditch them and look for someone else. And whenever we have any problems with people or organizations or institutions, we usually try to avoid them or ignore it instead of just dealing with the problem.
When it hurts to keep a promise, is it worth keeping?
When it hurts to keep caring, is it worth caring anymore?
Maybe its impossible to answer because circumstances dictate a lot of things… and everyone has the ability and freedom to decide such things for themselves. But just because we all have the ability and freedom to do so, definitely doesn’t mean that we’re right.
I’m done for the night. Time go get some sleep. Happy Easter.
