To become a Man (J. Paul)

I've thought about it a lot. From all the angles. Sometimes I understand why. Sometimes I miss us. But I don't want it back. I'm happy with my life. It's amazing like never before. I'm blessed. And the blessings have come faster than I expected. But you know what they say. After the hurricane, comes the rainbow.

Why did we happen then? It was like I loved you in a way I've never loved anyone. Cuz I held my heart back for the most part. But I gave it to you cuz I thought you deserved it. Thought you were the one. Maybe you were the one that got away. I wish I could understand why you happened to me. Yes I learned a lot. I learned to trust more, to understand more. Much more. To accept to adjust to adapt. Earlier, 95% of me fell for ur love even after u ended it all. But now it's jus a passing image of wat once was and wat will never be. And I'm happy I'm out of it. I made myself believe that I'm so lucky and blessed to have you. In the start I really was lucky. But later u took me for granted. You took and took and took. And left me (secretly) waiting hoping craving wanting ur attention even though I acted like I'm okay without you. You made my insecurities grow by doing stupid things. I should have known. Ur still a kid. You've yet to mature. To become a man.

Appreciation goes a long way.

From the time we're kids, our parents teach us the 3 magic words.
PLEASE
SORRY
THANK YOU.

Today, the television and as a result a few friends say things like "no need for formalities" or "in friendship there's no sorry and no thank you". Now if you notice, a lot of people complain about being disrespected today. The reason for this is either they are taken for granted, or their efforts go unnoticed or sometimes they are underappreciated. Worse still, they are depreciated.

Do you know why this is happening a lot more often now? Because people have forgotten the value of those three magic words. It's not a big deal to use them. It never hurt anyone. For all you know, it may even put a smile on a face that hasn't smiled in a while.

So value the things people do for you, regardless of how "formal" it may sound. You never know whose frown you might turn upside down! After all, etiquette is the basis of respect. Isn't that what our parents taught us?