The Tragedies of Life

"There are two tragedies in life. One is to lose your heart’s desire. The other is to gain it."
-George Bernard Shaw

When Shaw wrote this, I'm sure he had his heart broken a time or two. He chose to love and was forgotten-that is one of the worst possible ways to have your heart broken.Or maybe he chose to forget himself. This is a breaking far more cruel. To lose yourself-to lose your heart. You lose more than your desires.

This year I got everything I wanted, everything I wished for. But in a way, I lost even more. Perhaps that is what Shaw meant. Oftentimes, gaining your heart's desire means losing it. The heart has many different desires. And sometimes you must forsake one to gain the other. That is the tragedy of life- all of our desires can't be fufilled.

Yes, losing your heart's desire is tragic, but gaining your heart's desire, it's all you can hope for. This year, I wished for love. To immerse myself in other people and to wake a heart long afraid to feel. My wish was granted. And if having that is tragic, then give me tragedy. Because I wouldn't take it back for the world.