To mend my heart one piece at a time...

[Andrew Do]

   Throughout the course of my life, I’ve fallen in and out of love several times. It’s always the same pattern – infatuation, expectation, and then disappointment. Again and again, this cycle seems to repeat itself with every new relationship. My heart is damaged, wounded and tattered, but it is still beating nonetheless. I will not give up – I will find love. And so, I do what I do because I am mending my heart one piece at a time through the people I meet, the places I see, and the things I do.
   With every person I meet, my heart learns to cope. It understands that not everyone out there is the same, and that in return one must be kind and loving to receive those same emotions.
   With the places I see my heart becomes open to the prospect of finding love in new places. It learns to explore, to wander, and to venture further into unknown places. It learns that the world is much bigger and that there are plenty of fish in the sea.
   With the things I do, my heart gains experience. It learns not to break so easily as it busies itself with the many other wonders of life. It learns that love isn’t the only thing keeping the blood pumping, and it learns to move on.
    In the end, I hope that what I do leads my heart to recovering – if not fully, then at least being stronger than it was before. It can’t possibly break when it wasn’t even whole to start with, right? And so, why do I do what I do? - To mend my heart one piece at a time. Through the people I meet, the places I see, and the things I do, my heart will recover and who knows, maybe one day I will find true love after all.