Death of You

[Danni J]

What would you die for? I mean, you have relationships where you give and give. How much of you is left at the end of it?

Consider this--you begin as a woman or man who loves outdoor climbing. You meet someone who is an indoor person. What are you able to gather from this relationship so far? Well, one or both will learn how to cope and compromise.

After the maturity of compromise, someone grows weak. They begin to give up on their passion--comforming to the whims of the other. Doesn't seem like too much right now, huh?

Well, months go by and now all their jokes are funny. You sneak and watch movies or shows you once programmed your day by. Now, the day is programmed by arrivals and calls--texts and emails. Waiting for them to breath so you can then inhale.

Have you noticed--You begin to dress in ways that is not becoming of the old you, but the "relationship you." Not that improvements are not somewhat warranted or even needed. It's just little by little you(ish) wants and sees a need to make a change. Are you changing for the better...or to secure a "better or worse?"

Then, it happens. The person no longer sees you as the person they once was attracted to because you've lost your individuality. "What happened to the person who loved climbing outdoors?" You look around and...there's no answer. You can't find that person either.

That person is no more. They died nurturing and birthing the life of an uncertain relationship.

Just a snippet from Stop Da Maddness: Reviving Individuality........