14th February...Mr. Valentine’s Day...
Who he is or what he did is immaterial...
I asked a couple of friends if they knew the history behind it...
“Hmm...” they said, with the expression of deep contemplation...
“Of course, he’s a saint...something to do with being good and friendly...”
“And...” I poked...
Arrey...aur koi kaam nahi hain ab Valentine ke history bhi yaad rakhne padege...woh bhi Valentine’s Day pe...hehe!
I don’t have a clue either...
Who he was or how he transpired romance and love into this thing of beauty, big enough to be celebrated...
But Valentine’s Day is big...humungous for lovers...
Especially the young ‘lovey dovey’ cootchie-coo birds...who dare to venture out despite moral policing...to vent out their deep rooted fantasies and expressions. Bravery my friend is not just witnessed on battlefields...!
And thankfully love knows no bounds of age or religion, country and now even sex...love just happens...just takes over when you least suspect!
So, many believe, it’s the day to be lost in the crushing embrace of the beloved or smouldered by that deep, long kiss...or just lock the eyes in a naughty glance or that slight smile which breaks from the edges of our lips, unable to be evaded even in a large crowd...love is that and more!
It is the only thing in the world which increases, when you impart it...
Love is the most euphoric, ecstatic, overwhelming joy one can ever experience...and you are truly blessed if you have experienced it many times over...not here implying that you go hopping, searching and straying for it... one true love is enough to last a lifetime.
It’s like that sweet butterfly...someone said...
While you run after it with main and might to grasp it...it evades
And the moment you sit still...it quietly comes up to settle on your nose....
Yup, just like that...!
Like Mr. Shahrukh Khan back home says...someone, somewhere is made for you....thank god for His mercies...!
Haanji, you do find someone sooner or later...who makes you believe that there is really an unlocked door, just waiting for you to open it...
Who removes the pall of despondence and disappointments to show you he was worth the wait and worth the effort.
We just need to be at the right place at the right person...
Or do it right with him or her...
Or just hang in there...waiting...for the right person to walk into our lives.
Because, when that someone magical does walk in...we travel with him or her into a surreal state of desire and dreams...we move on as if blindfolded guided by the other to reach heights we did not deem possible...
Well, holding the little finger and bearing but a slight touch...
We lose the sense of earthly perspective as though walking into a giant ping pong ball...hoping there would be no boundaries ever to encounter on this path. The magical presence of this special someone brings out the sunshine in the darkest of days, makes the trials and tribulations of life bearable, makes us laugh until we cannot stop and makes us giddy till we begin to like this tipsy state of ourselves. It’s the realisation that we may be alone but never lonely again.
Love is rare...it is a find...
It needs to be treasured and guarded...
It needs to be nurtured and cherished...
It doesn’t happen with everyone...doesn’t match to the stories and fables we read in books or watch on the silver screen...
It is our very own discovery and our very own invention.
It does not have to be crazy or mad love...for that is merely sexual...
It has to be spiritual and uplifting...it has to show you a reflected image of god in its realization...pure and unbiased.
Hence the falling in love is essentially the rising in love too...
Hmmm...Love is heavenly...!
Love needs to be celebrated...
But not because Mr. Valentine wants us to, but because we want to...
And not just one day,
But 24*7 and 365 days....!
It needs to be expressed and confessed...
It needs you to give, unconditionally...
It needs you to believe but not too pragmatically...
It needs you to reach out, unhesitatingly...
It needs you to be free and flowing just as the bickering brook that tumbles down the valley with the only aim to encompass everything in its fold.
I wish the Valentine’s Day magic continues to do wonders in everyone’s life throughout their lifetime...
Those who are single...please don’t fret...look at this as a beautiful wait to a beautiful beginning...May you find your lovelies to mingle...
Those in a relation...please don’t restrain...May you find the drive and buzz to discover new things together...
Those in marital bliss, please don’t go looking around...may you continue to not take the other for granted and find the strength and motivation to stay in it...
And those who are straying...please don’t be blinded by selfish joys...may you find the right anchor....
Each one to his own...!
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!
1 comment:
the mystery behind love and attraction in the quest of a soul mate:
"The attempt to discover our soul mates remains one of the most exercised feats of life. The search for a complementary partner often emerges from a quest for a complete self. There is an inner desire for wholeness that remains at the heart of all human endeavors. The manner in which the sexes repel and attract each other stays an eternal mystery because a variety of people find each other in a plethora of ways. One specific resolution to this enigma may stem from a wish to know the world through different lenses. We are often attracted to people that are categorically dissimilar to us since they provide a new outlook on life that challenges our own views. This challenge captures our inquisitive mind and draws us to difference.
From this window of curiosity, there emerges a specific attraction to contrast. Human attraction may be based on a need to explore and attain the differences between sexes.
Men and women look for characteristics that will heighten a sense of self that may have remained hidden thus far. We are drawn to persons who can aid in our development and understanding of the world because they serve as supplements to our character. Upon introduction of the other half, we tend to feel a sense of completeness and wholeness that can not be achieved as individuals. The genders complement each other and provide features thus far unexplored. They show us personas in ourselves that we refuse to or can not see. Curiosity feeds interest in life and results in a positive sense of completion".
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