Life is a tight-rope. The balancing act is up to you. You stumble and you bend awkwardly, but all you really have to do is use the balancing rod, the supports in your life, and you keep walking. But people slip; and people fall. And as they fall off through the various levels of sanity, they wonder if there is a ladder somewhere which can get them back on the rope. Consider yourselves lucky if you do. For many slip so far down, they simply do not know where to go, whom to ask for help and whether second chances will ever be in their fate again.
Humans are intelligent creatures, we can rationalize, we can learn and we can adapt. We have the power to think, a gift so often misused. The concept of freewill is for the betterment of the self and of others around you. Yet do we not abuse, delude and destroy what we otherwise cherish so much? One wrong statement, one misled thought, one act of stupidity hurts your loved ones, which in turn hurts you so much more. And all that is left - is regret and the 'what ifs'. What if I had thought before speaking? What if I had been more sensible? What if I had slept early? What if I had not had those drinks and indulged myself in acts of mental disbalance, which never could cause any good to anyone? What if none of this would have happened, was there a beautiful part of life awaiting me?
Life can only go on then. You pick yourself up, dust yourself off and hope the stains would go with time. If you're a favorite son of fortune, you'll get another chance. At those times, a simple apology, a simple act of selflessness or simply admitting the truth can help you recover what you have lost. Inexperience at certain aspects in life will make a fool out of you, and maybe you've fallen so far below that the hand that held you straight lets go forever. At the point where you think there is no return, you learn and move on...for the things you've left behind, you can only hope they will return and forgive you.
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