Love is a fascinating concept. It makes one wonder about the infinite
possibilities of life. The knowledge of this phenomena hits us, soon after we
become consciously aware of our surroundings. An interesting question about
this phenomena is that - are we attracted to it by mere human design or is it
more about the fabric of this time and era? Has the concept of ‘love’ been also
remolded and reshaped to fit the social structure of the recent times? To
answer this properly, a tangential aspect which gets exposed for investigation
is - the power of decision making involved in the outcome called - Love.
The experience of this phenomena is popularly referred to as ‘falling
in love’ (Well, okay). Then, another popular thought is that ‘love’ calls for
surrender. One must give in, go loose on the grip, and preferably, go with the
flow. (Only if we knew who controls this flow!)
But what does it really mean to go with the flow, in this
context? Does it mean that one allows the fate to take control? Or does it mean
to allow another person to do so? Or is it that you let anyone but yourself take
charge of what happens to you?
Another pertinent question in this case is that if one must choose
to surrender in love, then does it mean that love is a well-thought decision, a
conscious choice? If one needs to remind oneself to go with the flow to really
allow ‘love’ to change one’s life through its course, then doesn’t this motive
put the whole idea of love in a very different light? Doesn’t this whole
awareness make love a very practical and obvious move, somewhat similar to
getting education or getting a job or buying a house? Is love also a logical
progression after a series of emotions that you grant the power to take you on
an adventurous ride?
But wasn’t love supposed to be a magical beam piercing
through our hearts without any warning? Wasn’t it supposed to be a gift of
fate, a reward for our good karma in past lives? Weren’t we supposed to be
touched by it like the rain that sweeps in the clothes no matter how much we
tried to hide under the umbrella? Wasn’t love supposed to choose a special few
rather than us mortals allowing love to take over? Wasn’t it supposed to have
the supreme power over us and drive us to our destiny? Wasn’t it supposed to
drive us to people who we knew way before our time and way better than our own selves?
Where does this Love really stand between us being driven to
the halves of our souls and us looking consciously for our well-suited partners?
If we have to choose to surrender to fall in love, is it
really love?
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