@harryjoshhair

Ever wonder what it means when someone says "If you truly love someone, set them free?" At some point in everyone's life we heard that expression, never quite sure of what it means or why we should even do that. I've come to understand this saying as an issue of control. When someone you care about isn't seeing your point of view, disagrees with your belief system or perhaps doesn't love you the way you want to be loved - this is really about us wanting to control the other person. Wanting someone to change the way they think, believe or even treat you is not giving love. It becomes conditional love. A love that can only be there for the other person IF that person falls into line with what you want. The last few years, humans on this planet have been tested on this very saying. How quickly life long friendships, family members, and even partners can be dismissed without stepping back and seeing the whole picture. Ultimately it is up to us to decide if something has been unfairly determined based on our issues of control. For some of us, this will be very hard and we may never reach or understand the significance of it. For others they will quickly dismiss this because they feel there ego has been hurt and can not accept that. When we let go of our tight grip of the world, the people around us and the beliefs that follow them. WE are the ones who are actually liberated. No longer angry and frustrated but in full acceptance of what is. I'm not saying this is easy but it's simply a reminder to forgive and let go. 🙏🏾 #SaturdayInspiration