Saturday, February 21, 2009

A Heart Must Go Where It Belongs

Mood: incredibly lazy.
Hating: that I have no motivation to work on any of the 101 things I have to finish in the imminent future.
Loving: the beautiful snow that's falling tonight.
Lip-syncing: Thriving Ivory -- Twilight

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At the risk of being declared the most cynical out of Me, Myself and I, I once again return to the topic of relationships and love. With one of the most Hallmark Holidays just past, I find it hard to believe amidst the stress and horror stories.

I wonder why. Why have we been programmed into sharing? Why do we risk the heartache? Yes, sometimes it is better to have loved and lost, and whatever is worthwhile is worth the fight. Sure. Cliches are cliches simply for their relation to reality, right? But eventually, all the things we love fade away, going places we can't follow. Friends, family, pets, lovers. We surround ourselves with these things so much that levels of attachment are created, some stronger than others.... But it's these attachments to the things we love and care about most that will do nothing but hurt us in the end. It always happens that way. We always lose the ones we love...

So why bother even loving at all? Why put ourselves through the time and effort of forging these bonds when we know that it will only end in heartache?