“No, you see – you make it too easy! Why didn’t you take that negotiations class from the link that was sent to you?” the man said, for whom such skills now came easily.
“I did not take it because I do not want to become manipulative,” she replied.
“But, the world is becoming more complicated. How are you to manage your position to any higher advantage if you do not get even more savvy?”
Exasperation. She couold tell that he was struggling to not show his deep disappointment. “I expected – I needed better from you by now!”
“Oh…I was never told by any direct means what you wanted or hoped for…
I can no longer participate in the pastime of second guessing,” she mused, “and my whole purpose in life – that which motivates me – is to love.
Anything I would venture into from here means nothing to me without love. I can no longer keep striving for grand adventures hollow-hearted.
I need more than this in my life. My heart must be replenished by love received, for so much that I give to others.
So, if my heart is not matched and love is not reciprocated, I just have to stick to gardening.”
(Title play with words)
Candid Corvid Productions 