#ahuvati

I was once told that grapes produce the best fruit when grown in bad or poor soil. I don't know how much of that is true or not given I have never grown grapes before. But the thought came to mind today when thinking about life and love in general.

In the past I have always liked those parts of relationships that are easy and the rewards are somewhat immediate. It's those first parts of any relationship that first place the sweet taste of love upon our tongues. Those parts that get us addicted to the idea of love itself rather than what lay ahead. We almost get blinded by the sugary sweet part before the reality of love sets in.

Maybe that is why when the hard parts of relationships come up we tend to recoil and take a step back. Maybe it is because we want those sweet moments to last a little longer. Or maybe it's because we aren't sure of what it is that lay on the other side of those rough patches.

Yet if grapes do produce sweeter and more prolific crops by first passing through rough seasons and poor soil... well maybe love is something like grapes in that way. Maybe love never really matures until it has been tested by the dry seasons. Maybe love needs those rough patches to define itself and produce far greater rewards than just those that first appear at the start.

I know now that when you find that person for whom the wait is worthwhile... that person that makes those dry seasons more bearable... that person that makes those rough patches worth the struggle... I know that is the person with whom the wait is worth it. That is the person with whom you can truly taste the sweetness of love in all it's complexity. That is the one who will let you experience love to it's fullest.