Great love comes with a lot of sacrifices. Everyone has their own definition of sacrifice. It makes sense as the things that matter to one can be of no importance to the other. Basically, anything that we do going out of our comfort zone, going out of the way is a kind of sacrifice. Like for example, a kid who has a great passion for sports eventually gives up on it; chooses a different profession because that’s what their parents always wanted for them. The parents can’t see it as a sacrifice. According to the parents, they have given them an excellent direction to lead, made their lives better, and directed them to the right path to living a better lifestyle. Only the kid knows that it was a sacrifice they made for the sake of their parent’s happiness. Likewise, everyone has their own kind of sacrifice in different aspects of their lives. Mainly there are two kinds of sacrifices, one which comes naturally to us. We don’t have to think twice, like giving out time to our friends, leaving our own stuff that we might be doing otherwise. Such kinds of sacrifices are not even realised. They come out of love, care, and compassion for others; such sacrifice is comparatively easy to make. Then there are sacrifices where we have to sit and think about it; they won’t come easy as they demand our consciousness. They involve a certain amount of commitment for a prolonged period. Like marriage is a huge sacrifice, you are willing to give up on certain aspects of your life, like the extra attention of others, because you are committing to something, to someone. Here you have to push yourself a little bit; you have to do it because you are committed; you go out of your way and do it anyway. The more time you spend with a person, the more sacrifices you’ll make for them.

Every relationship is different; so are the sacrifices. If we look at the Indian culture, for women, it’s a complete sacrifice to uproot themselves from one place and going to the absolutely new place, readjusting their life, right from getting up in the morning to sacrificing their careers, their hobbies and passion for the sake of taking care of the family, to everything else. For men, sacrifices are the commitment they have to hold up to, spending less time with friends, cutting down the attention towards other women in general. Being a responsible and constant provider for the family and thinking more for the family than themselves. Also, we don’t even realise some stuff that is a sacrifice for them, like suppressing their basic wild instincts like violence, sex desires, anger, etc. They give up on their natural reactions and react differently. There are situations where they try to avoid the case when you are around. Which otherwise, they might get involved in. Like not choosing to escalate a particular situation like fights, arguments when you are with them.

The more expectations you have in a relationship, the more sacrifice you call for. The more you expect from your loved ones, the more sacrifices you demand from them. Because sacrifices depend upon the extremes of a relationship, how much you expect from it. It is understandable why few fear to sacrifice when they actually can! It’s because sacrifice itself is not the tricky part for them but finding that one person worth sacrificing for. We can’t tag or list down the things that come under sacrifice because things that do not seem like a sacrifice to our eyes can be the biggest sacrifice of their lives to someone else! There are some really tricky aspects of the sacrifice in a relationship rather than making individual sacrifices. As it involves two different minds, different maturity levels, different patience levels, and understanding! Whatever you might be ready to sacrifice at a certain point, the other might not be at the same level as you yet, so it becomes hard for them to do it the way you would. 

To make a relation perfect, you really need to work on it for a long, In fact, life-long! You actually need to understand, forgive & hold on to each other most of the time, and let go of each other’s mistakes. Love only grows by sharing, and we have to share our thoughts and speak our hearts when it comes to love or getting upset over each other’s little things! We need to do small things for each other with great love in it! We all wish to find true love for ourselves. Still, none of us is really ready to sacrifice for that true Love! Without sacrifice, we end up giving up on one another. Without sacrifice, we sacrifice love itself and end up losing that, which matters the most in life!!! Do you know what the most beautiful thing about sacrifice is? When the two people who are in love with each other understand and realise the sacrifices of each other. Like when one is ready to sacrifice their dreams for the other, the other doesn’t let them do it. They try to meet them halfway. 

What this blog concludes:

  1. Great love comes with a lot of sacrifices.
  2. Sacrifices do not always represent pain; sometimes, it is the most beautiful feeling in life!
  3. Tears alone do not hold sacrifices; sometimes, the great smiles have sacrifices behind them.
  4. Some sacrifices come naturally to us; then there are few which do not.
  5. The more you expect from someone, the more sacrifices you demand from them.
  6. Sacrifices, which feel small and petty to us, can be huge for the other person.
  7. We need to do small things for each other with great love in it!
  8. We all constantly wish for true love in our lives but do not wish to sacrifice for it.
  9. Sometimes sacrifice itself is not the tricky part for them but finding that one person is worth sacrificing for.
  10. The more time you spend with a person, the more sacrifices you’ll make for them.
  11. Sacrifice for Love, Don’t sacrifice love!