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Everyone says you can't choose who you love. I've never subscribed to that sentiment, as everything in life points to the contrary. You can not help who you like, maybe. Who interests you, who fascinates you, who has just the right magnetism to reel you in. But the people who stay; friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands, wives - in the very beginning, you choose them all. You make the conscious decision to allow the feelings you have to continue and knowingly explore the depths of your relationship; or you can choose to turn your back to the possibility and walk away.
We make these decisions daily - whether to let people in or keep them at bay. Every smile at a stranger is a chance taken. Every time you call a friend to hang out, or kiss someone. And every time you consider doing any of these things but do not. We deepen the connections in our lives through conscious effort. Some are easier than others, but all paths that lead to any kind of love are deliberately walked upon.
Those who remain closed off from the world do so at their own volition. The world does not hold itself across some unfathomable distance waiting for them. It is as alive and available to the recluse as it is to the rest of us.
Life has everything to do with how you want to live it.
We make these decisions daily - whether to let people in or keep them at bay. Every smile at a stranger is a chance taken. Every time you call a friend to hang out, or kiss someone. And every time you consider doing any of these things but do not. We deepen the connections in our lives through conscious effort. Some are easier than others, but all paths that lead to any kind of love are deliberately walked upon.
Those who remain closed off from the world do so at their own volition. The world does not hold itself across some unfathomable distance waiting for them. It is as alive and available to the recluse as it is to the rest of us.
Life has everything to do with how you want to live it.