Time on my hands could be time spent with you
Laughing like children, living like lovers"
- Elton John "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blue"
My close friend told me last night,"I don't believe in soul mates anymore."
Not that I'm trying to change her mind, but I started to wonder.
Is this what happens when we grow up? Is it cynicism, pessimism, or just being realistic? Soul mates, according to a friend of mine, is romanticizing love.
Why wouldn't I want to romanticize love?
It one of the few beautiful things we have on earth.
Now, I may have lost the people who don't believe in such gooey notions, but it made me kind of sad to hear this. Beyond just the realm of love, is it naive to believe or romanticize aspects of life to create a more beautiful world for ourselves?
Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't.
Most people who say such things usually have had reality slap them in the face one too many times. Oh, and how it hurts. Those past experiences affect our present and our present outlook on life.
Will it eventually get to the point where being realistic means no longer ever seeing the bright side of a situation?
When I see a person make another smile, a couple holdings hands, or a family having fun together, how could I not romanticize life? It doesn't mean that hurtful events don't take place in everyone's life. It's looking past that, using the situation for our own advantage, and learning to dance in the rain (not literally but feel welcome to if you like!).
Don't be afraid to be corny, a hopeless romantic on life, and believe in "silly" notions. Pain hurts, heartache hurts, but that doesn't mean life is always out to get you (though it may feel life it). Sometimes I think our "realistic" view on life is just a way to rationalize keeping ourselves from happiness or more of it.
Now, why wouldn't I want to be happier? Hmm... I can't find a single reason.
