Why is it that those who are capable of great love fall for ones that they should not? Why is it that those who love truely and deeply are the ones who hold on for too long? Why do they hold on so tightly that the love that they have crumbles and slips through their fingers, lost to them for all time? Why do they continue to love?
Why do people assume love? Why do they turn one type of love into another, that just does not exist? Why are people not satisifed with the love that is shown towards them? Why do people not understand that if love is not give freely, then it is worthless?
Some have said that when we are loved, and when we love, that we see the world so differently. They say that not only do we see our world so differently, but we see each player differently. Some agree that we love ourselves better when we love someone else and are loved by them. Some say that we treat those around us better when we are in love.
Why is it then that we do not give all for this love? Why do we not support lovers? Why do we condemn love? And why are some willing to put careeer, lifestyle, looks, culture, beliefs, societies expectations and others demand before this love?
If love makes the world such a better place, from our view and from the view of all those around us, why do we not grasp at love? Why do we back away, hiding from the chance of love? Why do we not take the chance and love freely? The attempt may be rejected, but what has been lost? Nothing, and there is so much to gain.
Before we can even get to love, there are so many steps that we seem to take. Why can't we eleminate some of them? Perhaps we are working towards this. Until we no longer judge people based upon the colour of their skin, the clothes that they dress in, the communities that they claim membership to, the way they look, the way they think, the things that they say, their sexuality, their lifestyles, their history and their future, we will not love freely. This means that are actions will not be painted with the love. Until all barriers are gone, do we love?
Are we cocooned in such fear of returned love, that we block any love that we may feel until we believe we are safe. Or do we cocoon ourselves in the fear of rejection? If the former is so, then we are never going to be safe, we are never going to be free, we will not love. If it is the later, then we have rejected and if you look at it a different way, each time someone does not approach you with love, then they are rejecting you for fear of their own rejections.
People reject for many reasons, some of these are valid. What valid reason can there to reject me if you do not know me, if you don't know my smile and what makes me smile, if you don't see the joy in my eyes from living my life simply because you don't come close enough. You then are rejecting me for no valid reason. I am rejected based upon my looks, upon my appearance and for reasons that are assumed. I am rejected because someone cannot be bothered to take the time to talk to me, to learn of me. Unfortunately they lose, I lose and the world losses.
What is the world coming to?
What is love?
Regardless of all of this, I believe in love and I think that you do too.