Should I send that text? Do I tell him I love him? Do I say sorry? What if they don’t answer?
I’m not going to say it; there’s always next time.
But, what if there isn’t a next time?
What I’ve realized time and time again is, life is short. You really don’t know the last time you’ll ever get to speak to someone or have your chance to say whatever it is you wanted to say to them.
Don’t waste time thinking it over, and this is where the cliché phrase, “You only live once," or "YOLO" is rational; it really is the truth. Don’t live with the mindset that the important things can wait -- they can’t.
I may be the only one who thinks this way, but I can never hate anyone…and I’ll tell you why. Just think, say you told someone you hated him or her and then something bad suddenly happens to them. How would you feel? Would you feel guilty that you never got your chance to make amends? I know I would.
How about telling someone that you love them? Saying it is definitely more efficient than trying to get them to assume. If you don’t make the move while you have the chance, then I can promise you somebody else will. And then what? What will you do if the person leaves for someone else that said how he or she felt in the moment? You realize you should have spoken sooner and now are filled with regret.
Another struggle a lot of people deal with is fighting with his or her parents. I know from experience that young adults almost always say things we don’t mean in the heat of the moment. Yes, we are saying how we feel in the moment… but not the right type of stuff. You know deep down you love them no matter how much they might tick you off. Sometimes you have to respect more and speak less, even if you don’t want to.
Just remember you don’t know when the last time you’re going to see someone is, so the next time you say something that you might regret, make it right. You’d hate to regret something you said for the rest of our life because you were too full of pride to fix it.
Some say it’s easier to pretend that you don’t care, than to admit it’s killing you – that’s untrue. Pretending you don’t care and “waiting until later” to deal with it isn’t going to solve your problems, and it’s the easy way out. Don’t hide from for feelings and from the truth.
Needless to say: send that text, write that letter, tell them you love them and apologize even if you don’t want to. Be the best version of yourself because then you will live a happier life without worry and regret that you should have said something sooner. If what you say or do gets you in a little bit of trouble, so what? At least you said what you needed to.
Life is short. There’s no time to leave important words unsaid.
