Harming Loved Ones: No Weapons Required

Weapons may be required to kill enemies, but for loved ones, betrayal is enough

Asma Khalid
ILLUMINATION
2 min readMay 8, 2024

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We can’t kill an enemy without a weapon, and we cannot harm him because he knows our intentions. But in relationships, we trust each other blindly; we don’t play games. We don’t think about how much we should be sincere, protect ourselves, or put ourselves before others; we just love unconditionally and give our all devotion.

In the case of one person’s betrayal or deception, we would not bear it. We may not die physically, but we will not be alive anymore. It’s an invisible knife of distrust that can cut deeper than a knife that kills our trust, leaving a scar that never heals.

It is about all relationships — friendship, family, and siblings — not just about couples’ relationships. Sincere relationships live for each other; they struggle and sacrifice their happiness for each other. Cheating and deceiving means you are cheating yourself.

We often forget that in our moments of anger and ego, we are teaching others how to treat us through our behaviors, whether good or bad. Also, when we spend too much time with each other, our habits become similar, and most of the time, we forget that what we see is an illusion of our own reflection.

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Relationships are like a mirror; they reflect back what we put into them with our behavior. Just like the mirror shows our reflection, relationships show us aspects of ourselves. Treating them with respect and trust will benefit you with the same behavior,

Yet, negative treatment or hurting behavior will be responded to negatively. Thus, treating your loved ones the way you want to be treated ensures that you’ll always be loved and appreciated.

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