“There are people who love you for who you are but not for who you will be.” Erwin McManus
By: Gabriela Yareliz
McManus’ quote reminds us that some relationships are temporary. As one of his chapters in Mind Shift is titled, “You Can’t Take Everyone With You.”
We are ever evolving. We have to hold space for that. It’s a disservice to another to try to keep them in a box, snapshot in time or to try to force them to go where they are not ready to go.
The “future you” may walk alone, but it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t transform. On the contrary, the transformation in solitude makes many things more than worth it.
Jordan B. Peterson often says that we often count the loss. For example, we think of what it will cost us to speak up, to stand up for what is right, to transform. But we often ignore the other cost— what it will cost us if we don’t speak up, what happens if we don’t stand up for what is right, if we don’t transform. The cost we often ignore is much more devastating. It leaves an imprint on history and eternity. More importantly, it leaves an imprint on our souls.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 