In Love with the Idea

Falling in love is overrated. It’s equated to a new birth. And as much as falling in love is a noble thing, it’s a human process just like finding your job or even a house to live in. What makes falling in love such a big thing? I guess it’s because generally, human beings are selfish and are made to seek companionship among other physical need like to have sex and share emotions.

In my generation, human beings have become even more sophisticated. People are also more advanced in technology and in knowledge of things. There is this new phenomenon of being superficial and lacking of a capacity to endure, wait or even persist. This means the fast will survive. It¢s the people who can make decisions fast and evolve with change as fast as they can who end up getting much out of this life. And when it comes to falling in love the same thing happens.

I have met new people who after two hours of knowing each other will introduce me to other people as their great friend. Ha! Talk about speed. But in my heart am always thinking, boy, we are not great friends. This is our lives where our friends are friends because conveniently they fit in with us. What else would you be looking for?

Back to falling in love, I think most people are not falling in love with the person they say they are in love with. They are just in love with the idea of the person. The person they perceive the other person to be. Not the real person. To most people, what other people think about the person they are in love with plays a greater role than who the real person is.

And it’s not just about love, but most of the things. Most people are in love with the idea of being rich and famous. But are they in love with the life of being rich and famous. Are we just in love with the idea of a perfect community or with the responsibility of the same? Are you in love with your dreams or with reality of making your dreams true?

Yeah, in my generations, we are in love with the idea of falling in love. It’s much fun that way.