Leftover Emotions
How complex it is... How do we start to love someone? It begins with attraction, leading to a crush, and then evolves into idealization. We place them in the highest position and admire them. When we have the chance to understand each other, that admiration can bloom into love. But what if we’re not given a chance to know one another? What ends up as unrequited or unnoticed love can lead to grief—a grief that haunts us for a lifetime. This is not just about romantic love, but all other aspects of love, too. I read about the stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. That's true. Ironically, acceptance is love, and acceptance is the final stage of grief that allows us to live. To me, love isn't an isolated emotion. Love always comes, grows, stays, and leaves alongside other emotions. I believe love is always accompanied by something else—happiness, sadness, fear, etc. But I've felt two complex emotions with my love—guilt and grief. The guilt echo...