Buts for the better

Trust, but don’t be gullible

Love, but don’t try to impress

Miss someone, but don’t let that gap turn into a rift

Respect, but don’t be servile,

Indulge in innocence, but distinguish it from ignorance.

Yearn for something, but don’t be jealous of it.

Cry your pain out, but don’t seek refuge in tears.

Sympathize with yourself, but don’t grow weaker.

Be compassionate towards others, but don’t expect an iota of reciprocation from them.

Explain, but don’t try to convince

Apologize cravingly, but don’t get knocked over if not pardoned

Forgive wholeheartedly, but forget not the lessons it taught you.

Confide, but before that choose the right ‘to whom’

Repent, regret, reprove and reproach yourself for something, but make sure you don’t repeat the cause of it.

Say no if you can’t, but be polite

Verbalize, but make sure you are heard

Discuss, but don’t argue

Concentrate on knowing what’s right, but on not who is.

State what you want to, but remember, being kind is always more important than being frank.

Do your best, but don’t expect.

Talk to yourself, but make sure you are honest

Be honest to others, but not too revealing.

Embark upon your passion, but let the risk be a calculated one.

Prioritize, but attend to all.

Give up, but only when the relationship is more valuable than your stand.

Give in, but only if you are completely convinced with the claim.

Share your sorrows, but only with the one who cares.

Understand and realize, but don’t grumble.

Ruminate, but don’t drown yourself into sulkiness.

Pay attention to yourself, but don’t love yourself more than you love the others.

Travel long and far, but don’t forget the beginning that brought you to where you are now

Let the past be your guesthouse, but not your eternal place of stay

Believe in miracles, but don’t be indolent.

Be humble when you get, but humbler when you give!

Celebrate your victory, but don’t rest on your laurels,

Be strong, but always remember there’s someone stronger!

Have sophistication in thoughts, but lead a life of simplicity.

Be yourself, but don’t be too repellant to changes if they are for the better.

Listen to your heart, but decide with your brain.

‘If’s and ‘But’s may be words of fools. But, who knows! Some ‘but’s may always be for the better and when followed we may escape from proving their claim right!