Some of the glitters were gold

"All that glitters is not gold", says the popular quote.
 As true as this sounds, let's look at it from a different perspective.Some of the glitters are indeed gold. 

Certainly, things would go wrong and then we are forced to have regrets. People would disappoint us when we least expected. I have seen the shock and disbelief on the faces of certain persons when someone they trust so much fails them or let them down in some way and I have also let people down before. 

But in the midst of our regrets, we tend to forget all the good things that had happened prior to the wrong. We begin to see all the faults and the long list of errors. Things we overlooked, things we didn't think mattered. Suddenly,they all begin to matter. Your world begins to look like it is crumbling around you. Just because of one little wrong that someone did you.

It is not a special fault of yours to have regrets, but rather, it is purely human. When we are hurt by people we trust or people we are really close to, we feel
so terrible. Some have cried. Some have taken their own lives. Such shouldn't be our lot. We are not perfect. We make mistakes.

I had such an encounter recently and I almost cried. It was unbelievable. But then I looked on the bright side. It's not an easy feat but I did  it. I began recounting all the good times. All the positive moments. I realized after some time that I was "laughing out loud. The pain had been lifted. It was over. "It was just a mistake", I told myself. Everyone deserves the benefit of a doubt. "Humans cannot be trusted!!", some have exclaimed. "All men are dogs!", the woman said in disgust. "All women are the same. You should never trust them", I recall being told a few times.

But I really don't believe in such statements. I know better now than to make broad assumptions because of that brief moment of disappointment. Look on the bright side. Life is too short to stay sad. "Focus on the glitters that were gold". Treasure the good times. Forgive and try to forget. Never, ever remind people of how they faulted you the same way before. Don't do it! If you can remember, they can too! Just smile and say "It's ok" when you can. I understand that they are exceptions when persons would wrong you without remorse. Don't spend 2 seconds of your life regretting. We don't have enough time. "Find a smile in the tears." Have a fun filled day ahead.