Wednesday, April 1, 2009

I’ve delayed this post long enough to know that my blog is now regarded to as either dead or retarded. Well anyway, I hope everyone’s had their fair share of good memories this holiday because mine’s ending this Sunday, and this probably applies to a large chunk of them studying in Australian universities. ( Note: I typed this about a month ago but I just didn't want to post it at that time )




The other day I was asked by a friend of mine to choose between the two things that most if not everyone dreams to find before they kick the bucket. Lots and lots of money or finding your true love? If I were to ask you that question and you had to give me an answer right away, what would you say?


There are probably so many ways I can view that question. Let’s break that it into half and see which one of the two is the better bet. To me, finding your true love sounds so vague because who are you to know that the person you’re with is your true love. C’mon, be realistic, there are more than 6 billion people in this world and who is to say that your true love isn’t in an igloo in the North Pole or in the Sahara Deserts?


If you were to think of it that way, it simply means you’ll have to meet everyone on this planet to make sure you aren’t missing out on that ‘true love’. Realistically speaking, it’s impossible to do so and by choosing lots and lots of money, you get to travel the world in search of your true love, thereby increasing your chances.



Well, I’m sure some people might argue that true love is not just someone, it’s something that’s grown and nurtured by two people after spending plenty of time understanding together. Is it true that true love blossoms only after you make the effort to appreciate the special characteristics about your partner’s personality, eating habits, hobbies, interests etc? Does that imply that a couple that knows one another inside out has found their true love? Does it really take that much effort to find your true love?



Who knows? There's also this one other cliche that has been used countless of times in love stories is one that goes ' I knew you were the one since I first laid eyes on you '. I guess that's just another way of putting 'love at first sight' and that just creates conflict between what I just said earlier.



Maybe after all that debate, true love just turns out to be something you read about or watch in the movies. A 'theory' that does not exist and only lives within the boundaries of our fantasies and dreams.


(This is a totally different topic from true love) I remember how I was once 'in love' and had the quote ‘Love takes two and conquers all’ as part of my nickname on MSN. Damn that felt like a long time ago. You look around and you see living proof of what love makes us do. You see an old man crossing the road on his way to see his grandchild that he loves so much, a working woman who is boarding the bus on her way to a job she hates just out of love for her son’s education or a teenager frantically calling his/her partner just to check if he/she’s safe. Have you just stopped in your tracks and just noticed these little things that happen around you? Absorb the moment and ask yourself how we have all come to this phase of civilization where love is all around us. Do you think we have come a very long way since the cavemen years?

2 comments:

K said...

i'm not trying to sound like some smart ass. i think darwin's theory of evolution explains everything about mankind's forward movements.

humans adapt to their surrounding. back in the cavemen days, love wasn't a priority. survival was. but things changed and now we're stuck in an era where people are fighting for better humanity, emphasising "the softer side" so of course, the concept of love gets blown up way beyond what it used to be and hence, love, is now everywhere.

we have come a long way.

but who knows. 2000 years from now, maybe humans will be void of emotions.

i'm glad AND worried about being stuck in this era because whilst love is in abundance, we have come to expect it all the time, increasing the chances of us being hurt as it is a complex thing.

and regarding your first question. if i was going to die tomorrow, i'd say i want love. but if im given another say... 80 years, i'd take the money first. travel round the world. and maybe find my love eventually in the north pole ;)

TengLiYing said...

love this post so much!! and love the comment by K!!

i think true love comes from our parents. and no love can beat that!!

miss you jermie!!

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