Everyone's probably heard it. "Follow your heart. It'll show you the right way."

It's practically a common theme you'll find in a lot of books, movies, and what not. Follow your heart, and it'll all be alright. Everything will fall into place magically, and there'll be a happy ending.

Bull. Absolute bull.

Perhaps I'm being a pessimist, or just not romantic enough to think that emotions or "heart" can somehow help you with whatever problems you're facing. But I completely disagree. Following your heart doesn't always give you a happy ending. Especially when you don't think about the consequences of your actions.

Let's put this in a common situation. Work.

How many times have we come into a situation where we just can't work with someone cos he/she doesn't agree to what we think, or thinks their idea is better than ours, and so on? How many times have we come into a situation where we don't want to work with someone just cos of a broken relationship, or best friend hates him/her, etc?

I could name so many more situations or circumstances, but it all boils down to this. We won't work with him/her just cos of emotional differences, obligations, yada yada yada. Even though that person might just be one of the best people to work with.

Part of me feels like I may have gotten my ideas and direction wrong in this, but whatever the case, I just want to emphasize one thing.

While you may long to follow your heart, and hope for the best, things won't always work the way you want it to. You have to find a balance. Between your head, and your heart. Love isn't as romantic or idealistic as what you see in the movies and what not. It's not something that can just happen, and will help you through everything.

You have to work at it. You have to find a balance in it. Only then, can you truly know what it's like, to feel warmth from someone. And be able to give warmth in return.

Welcome to the real world. You'll love better.

Peace...