Give value to your relation

Most of us believe that our relationship is most important to us. Some of us will say that it is more important than career and job. But is that true? The fact is that sadly this is not true. A small poem written by Ella Wheeler Wilcox speaks of this very eloquently-

There’s one sad truth in life I’ve found
While journeying east and west -
The only folks we really wound
Are those we love the best.
We flatter those we scarcely know,
We please the fleeting guest,
And deal full many a thoughtless blow
To those who love us best.

Why do we hurt those who love us most? Is that because we believe that they will always remain with us despite however we behave? Or do we think that they are the people who are meant to be our punching bags to take out our frustration? We need to ask only one question- what if this relationship breaks down? Once we know about the pain we will feel after break down, we will begin valuing what we have much more than what we are doing.