QUOTE : After a while you learn<br />the subtle difference between<br />holding a hand and chaining a soul and you learn that<br />love doesn’t mean leaning<br />and company doesn’t always mean security. And you begin to learn<br />that kisses aren’t contracts<br />and presents aren’t promises and you begin to accept your defeats<br />with your head up and your eyes ahead<br />with the grace of a woman, not the grief of a child and you learn<br />to build all your roads on today<br />because tomorrow’s ground is too uncertain for plans<br />and futures have a way of falling down in mid-flight. After a while you learn that even sunshine burns<br />if you get too much. So you plant your own garden<br />and decorate your own soul<br />instead of waiting for someone to bring you flowers. And you learn that you really can endure,<br />that you really are strong<br />and you really do have worth. and you learn<br />and you learn<br />with every good-bye you learn.