Some things, I have learned to let go, to allow it to pass without trying to change its course. Other things, I am still unwilling to let go, still trying to somehow bend it to my will. What does it matter, whether I try to change things or not? No matter what I do, I will gain something but I will also lose something. And who's to know if the road not taken is the better or the worse one? What is certain is that there will always be happiness, and there will also always be sadness. And ultimately we do what we do only to salve our own consciences; we try so that we may say to ourselves that we've tried. So let's take the results of our efforts with a light heart, knowing that nothing has changed in the big picture, and there's no ever-after happy or sad.
It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis. -- Margaret Bonnano
