:: Part 13 – Thoughts on Love ::
I had this conversation with someone recently
A conversation about love
I asked, “how does one know when one
Is in love?”
“And how does one know if this is the
Right love, the one that will
Last forever?”
The person replied, “You know
You are in love when you find
Life has no more meaning when the
Person you love is not with you.”
I thought about what he said.
I think I will be upset if the person is no
Longer around or no longer with me,
But I am of the belief that humans adapt.
Especially with the passage of time.
Notwithstanding, having experienced a few
Relationships, (and hopefully, clearer about
What I need and want for a relationship),
I think that one falls in love initially,
Like an infatuation, and like wine.
One chooses, and one decides.
Whether to down the sweet wine in a
Single gulp, or to choose to keep it
For a lifetime, to sip it as it grows sweeter.
To love forever – that must be of a
Conscious choice.
Methinks.
But you are right. The ambience helps.
Sacrificing is self-centered and focus on the pain of YOU.
When you love someone, you just offer out of pure love.
You don't see it as a sacrifice and you remove the Self from the equation.
Thus you won't feel hurt even if your effort is not reciprocated or appreciated.
It's the same for lovers, close friends and family (eg. mother and son).
So start loving and stop sacrificing. :)