Face In the Crowd

Jon Bon Jovi once said, ~ Each one of us has something no one else has or has ever had: your brain, your heart. Be an individual. Be unique. Stand out. Make noise. Make someone notice. That's the power of individuals.~ If you think about it, we spend much of our life looking for a way to stand out and be considered someone special, especially when it pertains to matters of the heart. For it's a tough situation indeed to try to stand out and be noticed as a unique individual who is totally different from any of the guys or girls out there that are seemingly carbon copies of each other. Oftentimes, the "noise" we make in order to be seen can unfortunately be drowned out, inevitably getting lost among the crowd of men and women who are for all intents and purposes much louder than you are.

Without a doubt, it can be difficult at times to set your heart apart from the heart of those around you to be able to catch the attention of someone you're potentially interested in. Why? Thinking about it, a person may not be as "vocal" about it as others who instead of being subtle in their approach to being noticed are totally up front as they in a sense have no problem "exposing" themselves by the outright flirtatious manner being directed towards that certain someone of interest. Hey, to not be the type of person who stands out by exhibiting peacockish qualities and character traits that don't necessarily fit who you truly are shows one isn't willing to sell out to the pressures of adhering to the status quo in regards to having your heart catch his/her attention.

Let me ask you this question, what do you think is the biggest risk you can ever take to have your heart be noticed? Essentially, the biggest you can ever take is simply being yourself and even though you may exude a quiet, sweet, "nice guy/girl" demeanor that tends to be deemed as unappealing/boring to some it does in fact work for you instead of against you. I think it would be safe to say any woman would rather be intrigued by the subtle charm of a guy who, in his own way. shows her not only his individuality in which there is no ego involved but how truly genuine he is without compromising his morals, ethics, and beliefs. What it comes down to is being a guy who has the self respect of knowing the type of woman he wants to share his life with instead of a woman he's just willing to settle for.

Personally speaking, I ask the question what makes me special to where it enables me to stand out among countless guys who have qualities, characteristics, and/or physical attributes that I could never compete with. Yet, what I've been able to learn over the years from careful observation of relationships is that love isn't a competition in which you treat a woman as a prize you hold above your head in victory because you ultimately won her. If a guy thinks that is what love is then he's a totally misguided fool who needs to be slapped upside the head. Let me tell you something, love is the greatest prize given to us by God himself and to have the purest/truest kind of love within your heart clearly stand out among a crowd of impure hearts shows that you do in fact win out for being you.

In retrospect, a person can pass by true happiness so many times over that one can be totally oblivious as to who is truly standing out in front of him or her. To say love is blind is an understatement because we value the friendship with a certain guy/girl and to see where/if it goes anywhere is a risk you're willing to take with your heart. For the question can be asked, has there been or is there someone who you've passed by countless times and is trying to stand out with his/her heart to get your attention? In the end, when it comes to love or true love for that matter you don't want to be seen as just another face in the crowd and hopefully someday I'll catch the attention of someone special who is able to clearly see the love that stands out for her within my heart.