The Free-FLoating Force
Too many people enter into relationships without preparing and knowing what to expect. Yes, the passions, the intimacy, the romance – they all take us aback. We are so caught up in the moment that we fail to realize that the euphoric paradise we are dwelling at the moment is another one’s harsh reality. A cool comforting breeze in a scorching summer, the warmth of the fire in a cold winter night, an oasis that blurs the searing desert all around it… such is love for many.
But there is one crucial thing that is often overlooked. In spite of the powerful emotions shrouding our frail hearts which causes us to act in accordance with our most honest and naked true self, despite the bliss that lit the darkest dungeons of the deepest abyss of our inner selves, regardless of the potent energy that pierces through even to our most cleverly crafted social mask, bringing us in the state of utmost comfort, a force so intoxicating that, for the rarest of time, we drop our heavily ornamented masks and revel in being the vulnerable human that we truly are, despite of all of these, the cold hard fact that has been so elusively obvious remains. A fact humanity has been utterly denying since time immemorial. A truth that has met more resistance than any ideology mankind and womankind had ever conceived of.
Love does not always last forever.
Left on its own, love shall inevitably wither. It’s an elegant energy which comes and goes, when it pleases. Sometimes it stays for life. Sometimes it stays for a second, a minute, a day, a month, or a year. Love is a free force. An average individual would be ignorant of how long it will last or when it shall fade. So do not be surprised when it departs. Just be glad you had been graced the opportunity to experience it.
"Ginawa ko naman lahat. I did everything for him… But he still left me…"
"I would give my life for her. But she seems unable to realize how much I love her. Why can’t she love me, the way I do? Why can’t she feel what I am feeling for her?"
Some try to water it, place it under sunlight, and provide it a fertile soil. A rose dependent on water and an orchid in need of water in precise measures. These brave souls should be commended for their efforts. But another obstacle is yet in need to be hurdled. Most people are doing it wrong. Put too much water on an orchid and it would die. Do not water enough a rose, its petals shall fall. Much of humanity wished that love could have been just a cactus in all its self sufficiency.
How do we correctly care for the plant so that it will last long? How do we properly cultivate the soil?
I know some of the ways…. I am still thinking whether to reveal this. Only the sincere, the honest, the altruistic deserves to know. I hope I find these people just before non-existence consumes me to oblivion.
Never underestimate your own capacity to care.
- The Prize
