What Love Really Is
Figured to make an entry to give my insight on the overly used term: "Love".
But first, lets look at the current situation I am in. I have been with Ashley since October 2005. Seperated some time in the winter, and got back together shortly afterwards in the Spring-ish. We're quite the couple I admit. I held her close to my heart, and she did the same.
Now to pause for a moment. You would be thinking I am in love with this girl. But alas, I am not. You see my outlook on love is very thin, and I have only loved one person in my life. It is a shame she isn't alive to know how I truly felt. Love to me is a special bond. Not lust. Not flirtatious ways. Not some crush on a person. You only know love is present when you truly feel it. Now you may say, "I can feel love right now", however there is no way for you to be certain, because at a young age, things can be confusing. Now I know people fall in love in high school and stay together for a long time, but it is still a 50/50 situation. Now the thing is, you may love more than one person in your lifetime. The person you love now may end up being your worst enemy. When you meet that special person, you will right off the bat, know what love is. And the most awesome part is, there is no set time as to when love sets in. You can love someone after 3 years or eve 3 days or if your lucky, 3 minutes.
Now to get back to Ashley. A good 1 1/3 years of being together, and we share that closeness with each other (although funny enough, we live quite a distance). But distance doesn't matter when you are in love. Now it is seriously tough for me to fall in love with someone (especially having a history of ladies leaving in the past, oh well), so I did not fall in love with Ashley, however I did have strong feelings for her, and she shared the same.
It is interesting though. She has someone important in her life, and it isn't me. Apparently these past 4 weeks have just been a charade, and she was with this dude named Christian. I just managed to find out yesterday. No biggie though. Things like this happen a lot to me. Girl becomes disinterested with the relationship and decides to move on. I get used to it, so I care less.
Now I am hurt a little, but not by a long shot. If I was in love, I would have been crushed by this, but I am not. Now you see why my outlook is thin. It sometimes gets to the point of not believing in love. Cuz how can you love someone, and find out they are not worth your precious time. I am honestly not a bad guy in relationships, as most dudes are. Although I do come off as being a cold, stiff individual who can care less about anything (pretty much a #####), I am a nice guy if you know who I am.
And to me love is something I long for. I am willing to give up an entire lifetime searching for that special someone, even if I can only share a brief moment with them. The woman I loved does not know I even love her, and I will never be able to tell her because she is gone. I really miss her so much, and sometimes I cry at night thinking about her. But I cannot keep dwelling on the past so much. Life can be understood backwards, but must be led forward. And even at these times, you must let go of the past.
So what is love? You cannot see it. You cannot hear it. You can neither smell or taste it. It can only be felt, and it takes a lot of feeling in order to sense it.
And some final words. To those who are in middle school and "dating". The person you are with won't be with you forever. You may think you love them, but you are not at the mental state nor age to understand love fully.
And just in case you guys start assuming, the girl in my personal photo is not Ashley. It is my good friend Paige.
Take this entry with serious thought.
-Omi
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