The meandering twists of fate

Betrayal is not always a result of harsh words, lies, or cruel action.

We’re often so focused on what we’re not getting from others, that we don’t pause to consider what they may not be getting from us either.

The deepest cuts are those that are inflicted when we trust someone to be there, but they walk away instead.

It’s when our rock in this world goes silent when we desperately need to hear their comforting voice.

The searing edge of the blade of betrayal is when we repeatedly make excuses for others failing us, but we’re discarded the moment we have a moment of weakness.

When there is inaction from those towards whom we look expectantly while recalling the times that they drew on our energy in moments when we barely had enough to sustain our own spirit, we find ourselves holding on, desperately clawing with both hands, to the remnants of the shards of our broken spirit, knowing that only we will be there for us, with the only solace needed being our trust in the One who created us.

People fail us for the same reasons that we may fail others.

It doesn’t make it right.

It doesn’t make it wrong.

It makes us all flawed humans who sometimes succumb to the demons of the past, while oblivious to the demons we just spawned in another because we were distracted.

Striking a balance between recognising their humanness, while allowing ourselves to be human, while protecting ourselves from the impact of their demons, while grappling with our own demons is what defines the struggle of life, and the devastating risk of love.

But we do it anyway, because without it, what would be the point of life?

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