Sacrifice

 Imagine this: A kid giving up the chance for play for the sake of taking care of his sick mother; savings spent for the needs of the family instead of being spent with the things you like to buy for yourself; giving up the one you love so that he could have a better future; being stuck in the four corners of your room studying for an exam instead of having fun with your friends; working late nights instead of watching a movie you’ve always wanted to watch. These are some of the things that are considered as sacrifices.

Nothing would ever be more rewarding than to see the joy in the eyes of people you love, most especially when you see this because you have given them the things that they want. It doesn’t matter if you have to give up the things that you like or the things that you value. What matters is that they are happy, well fed and content with what they have. To say it simply, they are of more value to you than any material thing in this world. You normally don’t care of yourself because you think about their sake first. Sometimes you even tend to forget yourself in the process of giving them the things that they need.  But is this right? Does the meaning of sacrifice really have to be that bad?

Well not really. Why? This is because sometimes, the people who you sacrifice for do not deserve the sacrifices and the pains that you are very much willing to go through. You give them everything yet they give back nothing and what’s worse is they somehow manage to hurt you in the process. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t sacrifice for people you love. Of course you have to, it’s part of the loving process. All I’m saying is that the people you love have to understand you as you understand them. They have to love you as you love them. LOVE is NEVER a ONEWAY STREET. It doesn’t and will not stand alone. Love could be compared to tango; this certain dance couldn’t be performed as a solo. You need a pair to perform the dance. Just like in love. There has to be giving and accepting. If any of these is not present then that could not be called love. If only giving is present, then it could only be considered as generosity. If only accepting is present, then it is considered as taking advantage. See? Love has to have it either ways or nothing at all. Love is made for two. Love is for pairs. Love is for those who are ready to give and to accept.