"Yah've still been blessed" or "Worth risking de pot for"
Ooo-kay. So work's been occupying my life the past few days, and I've barely been on line much. I'm headed out to Catalina Island on an early morning boat tomorrow for the day, so I don't really have time to check up on what's been going on with everyone. However after a quick glance, it seems like nearly half the people on my flist have been having relationship issues. Talking to mistik_x_spiral on aim the other night when something she said reminded me of a passage from one of my favourite X-Men fan fics (a Rogue/Remy fic, of course) that I thought I'd share.
From Growing Up by Faith Barnett.
In this passage, a young Remy (aka "Gambit") is discussing some very serious issues with a Madam who befriended him while he was living on the streets of New Orleans.
"If I take de risk an' I'm wrong? What'll I do den? What if ... what if it's my heart?"
"Dere's an old sayin, 'Better ta have loved an' lost dan ta have never loved at all'."
"Bet de guy who said dat never lost."
She smiled.
"Probably not."
But then she looked serious again.
"Dere's no shame in losing either Remy. Everyone makes mistakes. De difference in a smart man an' a fool is de smart man realizes his mistakes an' tries ta correct them. If ya give ya heart away, and ya both try but it don' work? Den leave her a part of ya heart an' move on. Yah've still been blessed. But if ya give ya heart away ta someone who don' preciate it; treats ya like they'd never want ta be treated? Den dey didn't deserve it in de first place. Ya love was de special t'ing den not de person ya gave it to. It may be de toughest t'ing you'll ever do, but I suggest ya damn well take it back an' put it in a special place for you, den move on. If not, it'll keep ya from real love all ya life. An dat kind o' love even filled with it's own missteps and moments of terrible pain, is somet'ing worth risking de pot for. Believe in ya self mon p'tite. Winning an' loosing, accomplishments an' mistakes are all part o' de game. All part o' growin up. It's what one learns and' does de next time 'round dat shows de measure o' de person"
♥ Love to all of you!
"missy42"
From Growing Up by Faith Barnett.
In this passage, a young Remy (aka "Gambit") is discussing some very serious issues with a Madam who befriended him while he was living on the streets of New Orleans.
"If I take de risk an' I'm wrong? What'll I do den? What if ... what if it's my heart?"
"Dere's an old sayin, 'Better ta have loved an' lost dan ta have never loved at all'."
"Bet de guy who said dat never lost."
She smiled.
"Probably not."
But then she looked serious again.
"Dere's no shame in losing either Remy. Everyone makes mistakes. De difference in a smart man an' a fool is de smart man realizes his mistakes an' tries ta correct them. If ya give ya heart away, and ya both try but it don' work? Den leave her a part of ya heart an' move on. Yah've still been blessed. But if ya give ya heart away ta someone who don' preciate it; treats ya like they'd never want ta be treated? Den dey didn't deserve it in de first place. Ya love was de special t'ing den not de person ya gave it to. It may be de toughest t'ing you'll ever do, but I suggest ya damn well take it back an' put it in a special place for you, den move on. If not, it'll keep ya from real love all ya life. An dat kind o' love even filled with it's own missteps and moments of terrible pain, is somet'ing worth risking de pot for. Believe in ya self mon p'tite. Winning an' loosing, accomplishments an' mistakes are all part o' de game. All part o' growin up. It's what one learns and' does de next time 'round dat shows de measure o' de person"
♥ Love to all of you!
"missy42"