The uncertainty of promises.

You broke your promises.
You lied.

Promises are frail, so frail that often they become lies. I think all of us have, at least once in our lives, broken a promise. I've always wondered, are promises broken simply because we, the promise makers, have forgotten about them; or is it because we pretend to forget about it for we are not capable of carrying on what was promised?

I used to have a habit of promising everything, to everyone. I never really fully understood the meaning of a promise. I often thought that promises are just a way of assuring someone that you will try your best to make something happen... and every time i didn't live up to what I have promised, I always used the excuse that life is full of uncertainties, and thus one can never be sure of anything, including promises.

There are times we make promises that we meant, but there are also times, when we make the promises that we know we will break. Why is that? Is it because we're afraid that, by not making the promise, we will shut down others' hopes? (and instead give them false hope - at least for the time being..) Or is it because we just simply don't care enough about the ones whom we made the promise to?

I once was promised something by a friend. I'm not sure if whatever I was promised will happen. It used to bother me.. but now, I'm not so sure if I care whether or not my friend keeps that promise anymore. Maybe because I no longer care about that person?

Why is it that the one making the promise always get to decide? What about those who were promised to? What happens to them? Do they have a say in the matter? Guess not.

Yes, for every choice, there is a consequence.
But why did one have to suffer even though he never had a choice?