My Take On Relationships and Its Impact On My Life

I myself can attest that relationships are of the highest eminence in our lives.

Even before I stick my head out to get a good view of the world, I have established a special bond with my mother – inside her womb. And during the extent of my toddler years, I have learned to bet bottom dollar on the affinity I built with my parents and guardians. As time goes by and I get to interact with a multitude of people, I got to experience a great deal of things -- all of which were helpful in learning how to socialize well with other people including former schoolmates and neighbours. It didn’t occur to me at first but I realized that I was able to put up with life’s events and changes the moment I learned the basics of co-existence.

If there’s something that was a tad too hard to cope with, it’s that I have to embrace the verity that the world no longer revolves around me – that there’s a whole lot of different things in the universe that does not involve me. But with that thought, I have learned to generously share my “personal space” with others. Hence, I share a relationship even with those I barely know. Relationships are indeed INEVITABLE. However, not all relationships were built to last a lifetime. Yet it does not mean we’re not supposed to exert our efforts, spend some time, and pour out our love. This simply means that all our actions lead to further nourishing or unlikely destruction of these relationships.

All throughout my entire lifespan, I was able to encounter and be involved with relationships of varying depth, sizes, shapes, and colours. No matter how seemingly insignificant one is, or how influencing it was, it all made a mark in my life. It may come ambiguously evident but still, each made a significant impact in my life - an impact that widely affects who I am right now.

So if you were to ask me if I regret any relationship I pursued, then it's a NO. If all those relationships led me to where I am right now, then I’d gladly go through them all over again. I’d like to think that each and every relationship I had is like a puzzle piece that makes up my life’s picture. Every bit of the picture perfectly represents the infinite pastiche of relationships and the bond that sticks each piece together is life’s occurrences that I went through. Despite each piece having different qualities, vividness, and colour palette, they all seem to fit together flawlessly.

I’m just extremely grateful for everyone with whom I shared my life and formed relationships with –my families, neighbours, former schoolmates, and colleagues. Thank you for being an important piece of my life’s puzzle.


Still in awe of the beauty of love, growth, and companionship,