DON'T LET SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO RESPECT YOU, RUIN YOU

After a while, you learn the subtle difference between holding a hand and chaining a soul. You learn that love doesn't mean leaning, and company doesn't mean security. You begin to learn that kisses aren't contracts and presents aren't promises. You begin to accept your defeat with your head up and your eyes open, with the grace of an adult and not the grief of a child. You begin to build all your roads on today because tomorrow's grounds are too uncertain for plans. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns if you get too much. So plant your own garden and decorate your own soul, instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. Finally you learn that you can endure, you are strong and you really do have worth.

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