lesson i can't seem to learn

if there's one recurring lesson in my life that i can't seem to learn, it's this:

"Things will happen effortlessly when they are meant to be."

i guess i'm a bit too optimistic. i know it's not meant for me but at the back of my mind, i keep telling myself: what if there's still a chance? it's like holding on to nothing. but i guess it's one of the things that keep me going --- the hope that someday i'll get my own dose of happy endings.