I was determined to make it work. Though the relationship had become stagnant and more time was spent arguing than enjoying each others company, I still felt the need to hold on. I had decided to throw in the towel, because it wasn't worth the headache or heartache, but some friends told me I gave up too easily. So there I was, an entire year past the expiration date, trying to make something out of nothing.
The relationship had become stale. Maybe, just maybe, if it had ended at the appropriate time, a friendship would have remained. If I had listened to the wiser counsel of others and walked away, precious time wouldn't have been wasted. A year of my life wouldn't have been spent trying to start a car that no longer had a viable battery. But you live and you learn.
Too often in life, we spend valuable time trying to jump start a car with a failing battery. Rather than evaluating the situation and making the necessary changes, we keep draining the little life that is left. Everything doesn't have to last forever. Sometimes people and situations have to be readjusted in our lives, in order for us to move forward. By holding on, we stagnate our own process.
Changing the battery may be an unexpected cost, but keeping it beyond its working date may bring problems to the entire vehicle.
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