They say as you get older, so will your experiences. Everything around you will seem clearer somehow and I believe I've come to a point where I am starting to see things differently.
I've been questioned many times about life and love. Seriously...does anyone know what love is?
Relationships are like a minefield, one that we willingly and happily try to cross. We think that we’ll make it over to the other side unscathed, but more often than not, we end up being blown to bits. We have all gone through it; from crushes, to fling, to full-blown whirlwind romances. Whether it is with a soul mate, a friend, or someone you can never ever have. All with the common aim of finding ‘the one’ for us. Some do... But how many? Are the rewards worth the casualties?
What is our motivation? What drives us to behave the way we do, to give in to primal instinct, throw out all reason and dive head first into the abyss we call “love”? “Love” is something that has withstood the test of time, but that has come with a cost. Its meaning has been twisted, redefined, and misinterpreted through the ages. Now, we live in an age where the word “love” means something entirely different from what it did back when it was first coined.
We dream of a life like what we see in the movies, where boy meets girl and they end up in a mind-boggling struggle against all odds but come out victorious, living happily ever after. How realistic is that?
In real life, “love” comes down to two people. It is a connection. It is bittersweet. It is said that when you love someone, you love them for their faults. You do not change them, nor do you accept their changes; you are meant to change WITH them. However, when we think about it, just how far can we ever go to make a relationship work? Just how much can a person bend over backwards?
All these are questions that have been left unanswered. In all likelihood, they will remain that way until the end of time. Perhaps it is for the best.
