Love and the strait-edged harshness of a grinding life

If love is all that matters to you, you will grow weak in worldly matters. You will live in a pink cloud of happiness. But the eaters of hearts will laugh, for in you they will have an easy prey to feast on. On the other hand, focusing only on your career or ambitions won’t leave enough room for the gentle part of your being to develop–love has no chance of growing when surrounded by the strait-edged harshness of a grinding life. I think the art of living lies not merely in a balance between these two but in how these important aspects of life make you a better person. So, love and life goals are thus instruments that create a better you and not goals unto themselves. I should have known this twenty years ago. But I am thankful I know now.