I LEARNED SOMETHING VERY VALUABLE ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS RECENTLY IN LIFE SO TAKE IT SERIOUS ITS REAL ....RELATIONSHIPS OF ALL KINDS ARE LIKE SAND HELD IN YOUR HAND . HELD LOOSELY , WITH AN OPEN HAND , THE SAND REMAINS WHERE IT IS . THE MINUTE YOU CLOSE YOUR HAND AND SQUEEEZE TGHTLY TO HOLD ON , THE SAND TRICKLES THROUGH YOUR FINGERS . YOU MAY HOLD ON TO SOME OF IT , BUT MOST OF IT WILL BE SPILLED . A RELATIONSHIP IS LIKE THAT . HELD LOOSELY , WITH RESPECT AND FREEDOM FOR THE OTHER PERSON , IT IS LIKELY TO REMAIN INTACT . BUT HOLD TOO TIGHTLY , TOO POSSESSIVELY , AND THE RELATIONSHIP SLIPS AWAY AND IS LOST .