Now, if the story serves me correctly, Johnny Appleseed was a man who planted many seeds during his travels, but never really got the opportunity to enjoy the fruits. I know, you probably read that line thinking, "what in the world?" but hold on...I have a point AND some advice that stemmed from simply living.
A few weeks ago, I called my sister down and out about some things and she told me some valuable stuff. Even though I wasn't really looking for a piece of advice (I only wanted someone to listen), she got me thinking. What she told me was, "You are not always meant to sit under the shade of the trees you plant." At first, I was like, "huh?" but then it clicked for me. A
lot of times the man who did a complete 360 for us from the time we met him, is
not meant to stay with us for a lifetime. There may be some broken woman in the
world who really needs what you instilled in him way more than you do. We were
meant to constantly reach higher levels of love and understanding, so how can
you do that when you’re only getting back what you put into him and nothing more? Do you get what I’m saying? I’m
not talking about reciprocity, that’s something totally different. Let me put
it this way, if you teach someone who knows nothing about math “2+2” (which is
the only thing you know too), they can’t teach you anything but “2+2.” You’re
not learning anything except for what you already know. He may need to break
from you and go teach someone else “2+2.” Occasionally, you may luck up and
find someone who takes “2+2” and turns it into “3+1”, “4+0” and “√16”.
Those are the people you need to keep around for a lifetime because they rarely come around. That doesn't just apply to guys (or girls), it applies to friends as well--that leads me to another point: If you surround yourself with people who only do the learning and never the enlightening, then I suggest you do some introspection and adjust your personal circle. Always teaching and never being refilled is exhausting and gets you nothing in life, except for a circle of needy people who always need you to solve their problems.
With that being said, I'll leave you with this: it's okay to move on. In some cases, it's best the possible thing you can do for your physical and spiritual being. You don't have to always gain the fruits of your labor, because a lot of times, the fruit won't benefit us all that much anyway.
As always, if you have any comments, questions, or concerns leave them below and I will be more than happy to address them! XOXO
