Ever since God was a child (translation: I don't quite remember the exact time period), I have always been cautious about the goals and dreams that I expect life would grant me. We are always told that we should set our standards high, reach for the stars and have dreams so big that they scare us. And I, just like you dear reader, am all about that life. Always optimistic, reaching for those dreams that are sometimes (most times) inevitably elusive. And so we work hard and emulously hope that we will in the (not) foreseeable future achieve our hearts' desires.
This question of dreams and goals and resolutions has been on my mind for quite some time now. I have even had dreams about dreams, which goes to show how important this is, or rather how this is taking over even my subconscious. And my main concern is, what do we do after we have achieved our dreams? On the other hand, what do we do when our childhood dreams meet the grim realities of adulthood? And if we are lucky enough to achieve our dreams, what happens if we don't feel like we expected to feel?
It's the same thing with love - romantic love. We are always searching for that special someone that we will spend forever with. We are made to constantly feel like unfulfilled failures if we haven't found love, because apparently love is the most amazing thing anyone can have, the ultimate dream. And for those who have that comfortable-we-are-good-together kind of love are told that comfort is not enough, all we need is that head over heels, can't live without you and I will catch a grenade for you kind of love that brings goose bumps all over and makes the knees weak whenever you see your object of your affection. And that's where my question lies, after you have found this kind of love, what next? Because you can stare at your love's eyes and get lost in them for only so long before you see something else that will demand your attention. You can also get lost and lose track of time when in the company of your beloved, and in the mean time, the world does what it always does best, it goes on, unaware and indifferent to your finding love.
And so right now while still floundering in a sea of failed relationships, I can't help but wonder what I'll do with love once I find it.
The title of this post is from the song Now That We Found Love by Heavy D and the Boyz featuring Aaron Hall.
