Crap.. part of me never wants to let the relationship go, it's magnetic, I'm drawn to it. But I can't see standing in a hurricane being lashed and thrashed when a safe shelter is steps away. I can't change the ferocious wind, the pelting rain, the debris caught in the storm. I can choose to put myself someplace safe until the sun comes out.
I love your analogy on the book of life. So beautiful and true.