What does Sacrifice mean to You?

Sacrifice to me is something you do without expecting something in return.

- Marilyn Manson

Many of us have people we like, love, respect, adore, admire, you just name it. And, these feelings make us give some parts of ourselves to pleasing people.

How do we please them?

We spend our time and money to let them know that we think of them, that they mean something to us, and that we are thankful for them in our lives. In other words, we give and give.

Does anyone come to mind when reading this?

And what have you had to sacrifice for someone around you?

Don’t take the word sacrifice too negatively. For those we love, we end up putting in a little sacrifice here, and there just to keep them happy. But, the problem lies when we sacrifice too much of ourselves for the sake of others.

Do you?

Check this out,

Did you know that making sacrifices for people doesn’t really depend on the character or personality of the other person?

It actually depends on your own feelings towards the person. And, whether your feelings for the person are shallow or deep would make your sacrifice vary.

Asides that, I want you to know that even if a person disappoints you, or makes you regret your action does not diminish or belittle the effort and time you put in for that person.

Do not look back at your efforts and think of it as a waste or vanity but remember the emotions that pushed you into doing what you did. They were not foolish or stupid emotions but pure, honest emotions that YOU simply felt at that moment in time.

What am I saying?

Quoting a sentence I came across online,

Be unapologetically YOU

Each sacrifice you make carries a piece of you within it. And, makes the person who receives it blessed irrespective of whether they deserved it or not. They might not appreciate it but the bottom line is you did it out of the goodness of your heart.

I really hope that past sacrifices have not damaged or traumatized you. But look at those sacrifices as simply efforts you made at either the wrong time or to the wrong people.

Be patient, wait for the right moment, and the right person who makes your sacrifice worth it. But most of all, follow what your heart tells you to do!

Most of the time you will fail, but you will also occasionally succeed. Those occasional successes make all the hard work and sacrifice worthwhile.

- Dean Kamen