To Let it Go or Hold On a Little Longer

Were there some situations in life when you thought about giving up on something or someone because it was high time, but then turned around at the last moment? Well, this is something that happens with a lot of people.

People take up a lot of different things in their life but most of them cannot keep holding to most of these things for the longest period because of various reasons. The major question here is, how to decide if something is worth holding for a longer period or you should give up on it? Let’s discuss it here.

Let’s take up a very small example first. Like every common human being, you garnered the courage to get up early every single day from the next week to go on a walk or go to a gym to get a healthier body. What’s more surprising is that you actually implemented your plan from the next week and did all the hard work for a week.

But after a week, you were in 2 minds. The brain says that the new routine is good enough for the rest of your life but the heart says that the comfort you get on your bed by sleeping an extra hour is much better than any pain that you undertake for your body. What would you do in such a situation? Would you let your healthy schedule go or hold on to it a bit longer?

The exact same question haunts a person when they have a relationship with some other person, perhaps friendship, love relation, or married relationship, and they cannot decide if they wish to stay in it or give it up for better?

So when talking about a friend, it is important to note that you would have a lot of friends in your life and not everyone stays connected with you forever. Once a very dear old friend would stop talking to you, and despite you making every effort to keep the relationship healthy, you see no efforts from the other person. Would you let the relationship go away or hold on to it a little longer?

Similarly, if you are in a toxic love relationship, would you like to stay in it longer or wish to give it up for a better life. This is a hard decision, but harder is, when you are married to a person. You do not marry every other person you meet and hence, giving up on a married relationship or staying a bit longer is something that would test your human skills.

People also wish to give up on the job that they are doing and wish to follow their dreams. But the same question haunts them again and whether or not to stay a bit longer in it is the real question.

The answer to all these questions is almost similar. If you have this question that whether I should give up on something or someone or hold on to it a bit longer, do remember why you started the thing in the first place. What purpose does it serve in your life? Assess the pros and cons of both situations — holding on to the thing and letting it go.

If you get mental relief and relief from the pains of your life by letting it go, you have all the right to let it go. But if your mental relief is coming at a huge cost that you may need to pay sooner or later, maybe holding on to it a bit longer would be a better decision. What would you choose in your case?