The Prince of Broken Vows

This picture was captured from Katy Perry's music video of the song 'Wide Awake'. This hand signal connotes the unfaithfulness of a promise made, that's why it is done behind the back. When a person makes a covenant and does this foreboding hand sign, it means he / she is lying and will break his / her promise somewhat in the future. It's like saying "Duh, I'm not that serious on this, and fingers crossed, I will break this agreement."

People are people. We are tied to the perennial fact that not everybody in this world is capable of holding their oaths until the very end of their existence. However, there are some that fail to bungle their vows, instead, carry it with them until their last breath. But those kinds are like endangered species. Parents have an abundance of promises to their children. Friendships have agreements and some indifference. Men have numerous vows to their women. Almost all people in the planet are subjected to covenants barely knowing if they could, or would be able to do what they pledged on to until they demised.

The most excruciating part is this: We learn to expect. We learn to give full trust. We hope for things that would eventually fail in the end. Then we will be disappointed. We will get hurt. It will break our heart. It will turn us so brimful of hatred, so bitter that we can barely recognize ourselves. I was a criminal and a victim of a broken promise. I suffered and endured as much as the oath I've been guilty on breaking. I was devastated, but eventually, I've moved on. You see, it is very rare that we spot the perfect people, perfect time and perfect situation all together that would make a particular promise whole. We can't blame it all on people. We can't blame it all to that person, because we are all bound to make mistakes. The way things go wrong, it for us to learn how to be wise enough to trust, and how to be strong enough when everything else fails. A broken promise doesn't necessarily state that we should stop trusting people, that they are mean and they will break everything. A broken vow is a profound lesson that teaches us that nothing, NOTHING in this whole world will last. Everything will be pushed through oblivion and we can't change it but we can learn from it. We can't break it but we can acquire strength from it. We can die through it, yes, but also we can LIVE through it.

-- Yerhayness