Thursday, June 03, 2010

Falling Slowly

Robert Frost once said, ~Two such as you with such a master speed cannot be parted nor be swept away from one another once you are agreed that life is only life forevermore together wing to wing and oar to oar.~ If you think about it, when it comes to matters of the heart a person can either fall instantly in love or gradually have it happen over a period of time that may take months or even years. It's a fascinating situation indeed to observe both sides of the spectrum in which a number of people experience an instant connection whereas for others the connection was/is a gradual process towards true happiness. Essentially, it causes those who are single like myself to think/wonder if one should live by the mentality that life is too short to think/wonderin regards to love or is it truly worth taking your time for.

Without a doubt, the feelings and emotions you have for a certain someone, even one you haven't met yet can most definitely stir within your heart. For it's that person who is an absolute unknown but as soon as you meet him/her you somehow have that feeling you've known that person for quite some time. Oftentimes, there are moments where you do meet someone causing all your emotions and feelings to quickly rise to the surface of your heart to the point where your thoughts become actual words said out loud to yourself, which has possibly happened to every person in the past or is currently happening for a many number people as we speak. Thinking about it, it's those words that can cause you to react to where you can either find yourself walking a slow, steady pace towards true happiness or run fast and run the risk of making a total fool of yourself.

As said before, there are people out there who have the mentality that life is too short in regards to love so you have to make it happen and create that connection. However, the connection that is quickly established one moment can unfortunately be broken the next because there wasn't anything solid to hold on to, in a manner of speaking. It's a sad state of affairs when guys/girls don't have any sense or realization of who they're with because they are so focused on both the physical, as well as the superficial aspect of the relationship leading to the person's whole mood to change. For a number of people, they know all too well the fast downward spiral of suffering utter heartbreak and then experiencing the slow painful process of completely erasing any sign of him/her not only from their mind, but their heart as well.

Let me ask you this question to those who have suffered a painful heartbreak, when you eventually found love again that is genuinely and honestly real was it instant or did you take time for it to happen? In some aspect, one's heart is like a ship and when you go through a hard breakup/divorce your heart, in a sense, sinks fast or slow into the dark depths of sadness depending on the relationship itself with the guy/girl in question. For the hearts of a number people are metaphorically located at the bottom of the ocean or currently sinking because of being hit by a cannonball that they didn't see coming. You see, ladies and gentlemen, there comes a point where your heart will eventually see the light of day or stop sinking as you meet someone who repairs the hole within your heart causing your hopes of a brighter and hopeful future to slowly rise once again.

In retrospect, love/true love is something that not too many people have been lucky to find because of unfortunate experiences they've had in the past. For some, most or all people they feel as if they're seemingly on the fast track to heartbreak despite taking it slow with that supposedly special guy/girl. In a way, it's like they're always on the losing end of the battle and are so sick and tired of it that just once he/she would like to know the feeling of finally being able to win one for a change, which is an experience that from what I hear/have been told by friends who have been through it is worthwhile. In the end, I know I will fall in love someday and when it comes to the speed at which it happens I hope it doesn't have me falling fast but rather falling slowly, which is a song from the movie Once by Glen Hansford and Marketa Irglova that reflects this thought.

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