Heartbreak

The dictionary’s definition says, “Great sorrow, grief or anguish.” Urban dictionary, however
claims, “What you suffer after getting dumped in any way by your alleged true love.” When the word heartbreak is said, people’s minds seem to automatically dart to break-ups. Although break-ups can be hard and cause a great deal of heartbreak, there is a way more to the word than that. When it occurs, it’s something terrifying to the mind, body and heart of the person enduring it. Heartbreak can result great sadness, but it could also make us see things in a new light and feel things we never knew we would.

“There is sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more meaningful than ten thousand tongues. They are messengers of overwhelming grief and unspeakable love.” This quote shows that the tears shed from heartbreak not only represent sadness but also reflect the love felt for what was lost. Anger, desperation, shame, regret, and embarrassment are all by-products of heartbreak.

Heartbreak means to me and what it means to everyone else – pain, a sense of losing something that you care so much about, and hopelessness. The loss of a loved one, a friendship broken, starting relationship gone wrong, parents divorcing, rejection, loneliness and pain. These things happen every day and time will not change them. It sucks when it happens. It may be hard to deal at first, but there is a lesson within each one; lesson of strength, love, happiness and self-worth. There can be no improvement without a little downfall.


We all have times in our lives that feel like they are too bad to be able to see the better. Feeling like giving up is natural, but in order to overcome the heartbreak, we must stay strong and never give in to the desire to quit.

If you feel down and out like you can’t go on, you must have faith in something will seem to be better. Nothing we do will ever be granted happiness; we take the good with the bad and hope for the best outcome.

Words: A. C. Lacsina