How many times we find it hard to convey the message we have to the other party? How many times arguments arise due to miscommunication? I guess, there is a general agreement that to have a good relationships – be it friendships, partnerships, family, etc – you have to have a good communication between/among the parties.
What makes me write this topic is because of my friend. He had a little ‘issue’ with the other half. Well, it’s a classic issue I guess, where the person is too busy to have together-time. It is tricky. Sometimes, in relationships there are some conditions that won’t make your wish come true. My friend’s wish is simple: just to spend time together (only 2 of them) for quite some times, perhaps they both can go on holidays or anything that doesn’t contribute any other person. I see in their case, it’s not that my friend’s partner doesn’t understand my friend (coz my friend already mentioned it – orally and through email), but I guess it’s just the conditions that make him think it’s not the right time. I believe he may want it too~~ but I see that he has different priorities in life.
It gets me to thinking… if in this scenario, when both of you understand each other’s mind, but there are some conditions wouldn’t allow you to satisfy both parties, what you should do? I think there is no single solution, it all depends on the conditions again. But I reckon, we should be able to see when it is the right time to let go. I’m not saying to let go of the relationship, but to let go of the wanting. Sometimes, we feel that if we have the wanting fulfilled we’ll be happy. But unfortunately, the happiness won’t last forever. It would subside eventually, and another wanting comes, and it would run in a cycle.
Indeed, there is no harm to have wanting in life. And this wanting (ie desire) can drive or motivate us to move forward in life. What we can do about this wanting/desire is do our best to make it happen. Yet, the outcomes of it are beyond our own control. If we think that we already have done our best, but the outcomes are not exactly as what we’d expected, then maybe we should let go of the desire. Surprisingly, sometimes things can turn out better when we already let go of the desire. Maybe there is some conditions that can change the outcome too here~~
Well, life is full of surprises. Just like what Forest Gump’s mom likes to say: “Life is like a box of chocolate. You won’t know what you’ll get.” So~~~ let time unfold the future, for now being, enjoy the present moment! 
