The moral of the story is

“We must strive for freedom if we strive for self-knowledge. The task of self-knowledge and of further self-development is of such importance and seriousness, it demands such intensity of effort, that to attempt it any old way and amongst other things is impossible. The person who undertakes this task must put it first in his life, which is not so long that he can afford to squander it on trifles.”  George Gurdjieff

More George Gurdjieff HERE

"We must be our own before we can be another's."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Πάψε να προσδοκάς, και θα έχεις τα πάντα."
Βούδας
"Ευλογημένος εκείνος που δεν περιμένει τίποτε, γιατί δεν θ’ απογοητευτεί ποτέ."
("Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.")
 Alexander Pope
"Ελευθερία είναι να μένεις όταν θέλεις και να μπορείς να φύγεις όταν πρέπει..."
"Never get too attached to someone, because sometimes attachments lead to expectations and expectations lead to disappointments!"
"Never expect. Never assume. Never ask. And never demand. Just let it be. If it's meant to be, it will happen."
"Man never thinks himself happy, but when he enjoys those things which others want or desire." Alexander Pope

"It's not when you realise that nothing can help you - religion, pride, anything - it's when you realise that you don't need any aid." William Faulkner [The Sound and the Fury]

Applies to every couple:

Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser.