Julia’s Plea
Winston, I want you to understand something. You’ve made a mistake, there is no denying that any way we look at it. But as undeniable as the mistake is, there is something even bigger to consider.
Making mistakes is part of being human. Christ, even a robot eventually breaks down and things go wrong. But we humans, we make mistakes all the time.
I need your heart to stay open. I need you to fight to keep it open at all cost, because if it shuts, the bond that we use to nourish each other will begin to decay. Every painful memory we’ve gone through until now as a result of your actions will seem like a minor infraction when a much higher level of suffering creeps into our lives.
Please, don’t give up on us out of fear that our trust is somehow forever broken. The things you’ve proven to me since that awful day are things you could not have proven if you didn’t screw up. You fought long and hard, and I’ve forgiven you a long time ago. But this, us… it’s not going to work if you don’t forgive yourself. I need you to forgive yourself so we can once and for all put this behind us.
I don’t want to look back at what was, and what could have been. I need you to hold my hand, and look forward with me. There is nothing in the past for us to live off. Our life lies ahead, and you’re the one I want to experience it with.
schön geschrieben…was kann man darüber noch sagen..Arthur Brash hat schon die ganze “beste” Wörter und Gedanke ausgedrückt…respekt Herr Meister..
Echoes of the past, art imitating life, life imitating art…
An alternate ending, hopeful and romantic, to an otherwise dystopian story?
I agree, a beautifully-written piece that captures the essence of the art of living life to the fullest: relentlessly looking forward.
Mistakes, hardships, regrets… offered to us by life itself, little opportunities for redemption in the eyes of one’s own soul. Pain and sorrow can make one crazy – and propel one into action, in ways never before imagined. A chance not just to live, but to live better.