So a friend imposed this question on me: Should I be loved or love?

I think there needs to be a balance. Balance is important. And sometimes we're so busy loving others that we forget to love ourselves in the midst of it; we neglect ourselves and loving yourself is the first step to finding love and happiness. You need to love yourself and be confident in yourself and take care of yourself. Value your life, as little as you may have, at least you're still here breathing and heart beating. At the very least. Life is a beautiful thing and has potential. People seem to forget and lose hope when times get tough, but when all hope seems to be lost is when you should be thinking of giving up the least, cause that's a time to fight even harder to get past whatever obstacles life has thrown at you. There is always a light at the end of a tunnel, not all is darkness. Remember that, when your road seems long and weary. When you feel so tired like you can't go on any further and you just want to burrow in a corner of that lonely dark tunnel and drown deeper in misery. No! You fucking keep on running! With bleeding soles, you reach the end of that tunnel, you have made it this far and your blood sweat and tears are only evidence of how much you've endured. Scars are only proof of the pain you've lived, a symbol of strength and endurance to show you that you CAN survive and get through it. Believe in yourself, give yourself some more credit. Let your anger and frustration help push you farther down this tunnel of tough times, make them be your incentive. There is end and there is beginning. Misery and sadness are only temporary. You will find happiness if you don't give up and you will appreciate it so much more when you have to fight for it. You learn to appreciate things more, even just life, when you have to work for it. It's like resting; it's more appreciated at the end of a long hard day of work, rather then just laying around sleeping in bed all day cause you're lazy cause then it gets taken for granted.