One day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is love? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered: "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the
most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands,
having picked nothing.
His teacher asked: "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered: "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not
turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if
there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked
further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so
I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said: "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered: "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find
the tallest tree, then you have found marriage".
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The
tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an
ordinary tree.
His teacher asked: "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered: "Because of my previous experience. I had walked
through the field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw
this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and
brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said: "And that is marriage. You see son, Love is the
most beautiful thing that can happen to a person, its an opportunity!
but you don't realize its worth when you have it but only when its
gone like the field of stalks. Marriage like the tree you chopped,
it's a compromise."
*Courtesy of fragrant of frangipani
Somehow reading over this story made me ponder for a while today. Was a bit lost over the entire day and have been lost for the past few weeks or so. Ever felt a moment when you never know which path you had to walk? Or if you were making the right choices all the way?
It kind of gets to your mind after a while of wandering on where do you fit and what does relationships mean to you. What does love mean in a relationship and the mentality we have towards love today. I would definitely blame the misconceptions of love on the serial dramas on local TVB Hong Kong influence among the ah bengs and ah lians and for the more sophisticated, on Sex and the City, Gossip Girls and other fanfare. Life is not a fairytale but the reality bites harder than you would want.
Every teenager to 30 year old dreams of a romantic everyday moment that they could just sail off too. Problem is we spend too much time looking instead of living. Too much time searching for what is special everyday in our lives. That constant belief that your romantic everyday story lies just beyond that rainbow is totally FAKE!!!
Think again. Go home to your partner if you have one. Look into his/her eyes and just tell him/her you love him/her today. See what happens in their eyes. Say it and mean it. Keep believing and you will see that love your looking for right in your lives.
Stir up the placid surface of your lives today if you're looking for love people and you will find the best treasures staring back so obivious that it mocks you for missing it in the first place. Live today!
Checking out the next rebellion, dezza!
His teacher answered: "There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the
most magnificent stalk, then you have found love."
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands,
having picked nothing.
His teacher asked: "Why did you not pick any stalk?"
Plato answered: "Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not
turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if
there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked
further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so
I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said: "And that is love."
On another day, Plato asked his teacher, "What is marriage? How can I find it?"
His teacher answered: "There is a thriving forest in front. Walk
forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find
the tallest tree, then you have found marriage".
Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The
tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was only an
ordinary tree.
His teacher asked: "Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?"
Plato answered: "Because of my previous experience. I had walked
through the field, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw
this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and
brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity."
His teacher then said: "And that is marriage. You see son, Love is the
most beautiful thing that can happen to a person, its an opportunity!
but you don't realize its worth when you have it but only when its
gone like the field of stalks. Marriage like the tree you chopped,
it's a compromise."
*Courtesy of fragrant of frangipani
Somehow reading over this story made me ponder for a while today. Was a bit lost over the entire day and have been lost for the past few weeks or so. Ever felt a moment when you never know which path you had to walk? Or if you were making the right choices all the way?
It kind of gets to your mind after a while of wandering on where do you fit and what does relationships mean to you. What does love mean in a relationship and the mentality we have towards love today. I would definitely blame the misconceptions of love on the serial dramas on local TVB Hong Kong influence among the ah bengs and ah lians and for the more sophisticated, on Sex and the City, Gossip Girls and other fanfare. Life is not a fairytale but the reality bites harder than you would want.
Every teenager to 30 year old dreams of a romantic everyday moment that they could just sail off too. Problem is we spend too much time looking instead of living. Too much time searching for what is special everyday in our lives. That constant belief that your romantic everyday story lies just beyond that rainbow is totally FAKE!!!
Think again. Go home to your partner if you have one. Look into his/her eyes and just tell him/her you love him/her today. See what happens in their eyes. Say it and mean it. Keep believing and you will see that love your looking for right in your lives.
Stir up the placid surface of your lives today if you're looking for love people and you will find the best treasures staring back so obivious that it mocks you for missing it in the first place. Live today!
Checking out the next rebellion, dezza!
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