The Art of Letting Go

To let go is an easy thing to say but to be done is a totally thing. There are many things in life that we gradually learn to let go. The question is how we do it. It's such a mystery, maybe this is why it's called an art.


In life there are ups and downs, highways and railroads, skyscrapers and bungalows -- just like how a man can let go and accept the fact that he has done it. To let go is such a hard thing to do. May it be someone you once loved, someone you tried to love, someone you've always loved and someone you never learned to love. Just the thought of it is such a burden. Letting go is somewhat like throwing away a piece of memory you kept in you heart. Maybe with this in mind that is why people tend to have a hard time. In letting go of a person, a pet, or even a thing is like a bungalow in the vast city of Makati which is filled with buildings and 3-story high residences. This is a very low period in a person's life. Thinking that you are about to let go of something so dear to you. The thought of just being away from your loved one is hard. How much more if you knew that you won't just be away from this beloved for a day or two but forever? The thought of this will definitely break a man's heart that will definitely be classified as one of his low points in life.


Accepting the fact of letting go may seem to be also hard but think about it: what would happen next? Grasping the fact that it has been done, you have assured yourself that you can let go and you have accepted the fact that you have let go, life becomes easier to be lived. For one that you have let go of a burden you have been carrying inside your heart though I'm not saying that you loved ones are burdens, it's just that you can't really let go if you can't let go what is hurting inside you. Yes, memories may retain but the fact that you have known in yourself, in your heart that you have learned to accept the reality that struck is also accepting the fact that though your love may never go away, you still have set him free and let him be. Then ask yourself, what happens next? After this downfall, you'll slowly see your life, may not be back in the normal normal, has slowly restored its life.