Monday, February 21, 2011

IF LOVE IS BLIND?....THEN I WILL GET ITS LENSES

Shakespeare wrote “But love is blind and lovers cannot see. The pretty follies that themselves commit.” It’s such a romantic quote and might have been true also. But in today’s world do people still believe in it? Love might have been blind, deaf and maybe dumb too, a few years ago, but in now it’s a different story. Nobody wants to fall in love without analyzing the situation. Love comes with preconceived notions today. He/She should be good looking, smart, successful, romantic, with an amazing sense of humor and when they meet someone, they try to see if the person has these qualities. And if these qualities are not there, then why bother to waste time with that person? Isn’t love enough?  Are these qualities so important that a person’s heart comes second after them? Is it due to modernization of the society or is it that people have become more practical?

Have you ever watched a friend in love do things they vowed never to do? It's like they are in another world! I have found love to be blind because it is neutral! It doesn't see your faults. It doesn't judge you. It only knows what's in your heart.
Yet, that's a good thing! Imagine love having stipulations on how one should love. Wouldn't that be weird? That's what millions of people do each day! Well I truly believe with Shakespeare, for me love is blind, deaf, and dumb. Yes love to me is blind, love has no eyes, love has no face, love has no body or breath in it's lungs, love is not a living thing, it can't have  living characteristics....so yes, it is extremely blind.
To me, love comes from the heart, and not the eyes. I have fallen in love, without initially meeting him...sounds crazy? To me it doesn’t, because I truly believe in the man I love. I can see him beyond race, religion, physical imperfections. When I look into the eyes of my love, I can only see beauty looking back at me. My love for him has gone deep into my soul, and the soul has no visible image. Love is a small word, but this single word has the depths of oceans, the heights of skies, the heat of fire and the whole beauty of nature, reflected by the word Love". Blind love to me, is not bound to the walls of any religion, sect, status, class or greed. It is a blind faith; it is love with a soul.  And when souls do love each other too, the love intensifies.

              “When a person loves you, the love makes you glow and glaze, you start 
       admiring yourself in the light of the love."
                                                                                             ...Anirban Saha


For me,I knew I was in love and not a fantasy.....with someone, I knew years back. He was the reason that I spent my whole life knowing what Love was and trying to find the good in every bad relationship.... I realized right then that he still had my heart and no matter what he has done or I've done in my life, I Love Him With Everything My heart Beats For.... So is Love blind? I would say so, but not because it can’t see, it’s because it chooses to see the better of the one it’s attached to... While at that same instant, accepting the bad things as if it was just your child making the everyday mistakes in life that they are destined to make....Love being blind does not cause people to go through or stay in difficult and unhappy relationships. It's the individual who allows themselves to stay that cause the problems. To see that I was in love, I didn’t have to consult hotlines to Love and Happiness, or use the various love applications on Face book.  But instead, it started with loving me as well... How can you expect anyone else to Love you, if you don't even Love your own self?  And this was the first lesson I learnt from the man I love. Love is blind because love is an act of faith I have for him. I have fallen in love with not what I saw outside, but actually learnt to grow in love.

Love is blind! The answer is simple yet difficult. All you have to do is trust love and go with the flow. Things may not go the way you would like. However, that doesn't mean you will not end up at your destination (i.e., married, in love, with children, happy, etc.)
All I'm asking you to do is give love a chance to show the way before you decided to take control!

Finally, if your way was such a good       
way why is it you are still searching     for love? Obviously, something is   missing!
Love is waiting! Are you ready?

Copyright@Motifs2011
Labels: Blind, love, heart, soul
Pictures: Courtesy: Google Images
Quote by: Anirban Saha
Title suggested by: Abhisek Panda



31 comments:

  1. I am MOREEEEEEEE than Ready my friend... Alpana, your words did put a smile on my face... "Give love the chance to show the way before you decided to take control" must be in BOLD and underlined :) and say "Before you let society, or religion, or caste, or creed, to take control". Someday Love will be recognized!!! Love u my friend.

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  2. Very innovative...we should be practical even if we are in love...gr8 one Alpana

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  3. Very well written...you are at your best.

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  4. You really have it in you,getting better by the day...

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  5. Love is like the air we breathe. It may not always be seen but it's always been felt, used, and needed.Very well written...and you know best for love..YOU FASCINATE ME.................

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  6. I liked it..love,need it in any form.

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  7. May be we don't find the treasure in the end of trip but may be the trip is treasure...love is like that,Awesome !!!!!

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  8. "And when souls do love each other too, the love intensifies.", What more can one say? Alpana, your post is so full of love that I can actually feel your emotions, Great post.

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  9. All you have to do is trust love and go with the flow. Things may not go the way you would like. However, that doesn't mean you will not end up at your destination.............Again an excellent post........some points made me think also....as Andrew said you really have it in you.....Love your writing......keep writing :D

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  10. What you mentioned in the first lines,about modern day love:is not love at all but a calculated alliance based p/L account.I have reservations to call it a love.What came after the first para,believe in it whole heartedly.

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  11. All you have to do is trust love and go with the flow...LOVE cannot be given boudaries nor colours ..:Love doesn't follow any religion nor has any political shape...Love has to be lived for what it is ....PURE EMOTION...Love has to be passed through it without prejudices...♥

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  12. Yet another fantastic post from you. kinda wait for your updates! and yes only love isnt enough for the relation to be held the way it should be!

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  13. As usual,superb,every word you use,seems to have a link to you.keep going girl.

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  14. Lovely as you are...or I should use the term mesmerizing...that is the effect you have on people like us....and your writings do it too....

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  15. Awesome Post Alpana - Wow!!! Love being blind does not cause people to go through or stay in difficult and unhappy relationships. It's the individual who allows themselves to stay that cause the problems - so true

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  16. Alpu,if u find a pair then plz share with me too;I mean the lenses!............muah!

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  17. I really love this part "How can you expect anyone else to Love you, if you don't even Love your own self?" it's so true the same goes with respect and trust. The steps to allowing someone to see you as you do.

    A wonderful and inspirational post, represented by some really thought provoking images (I do love the snail one - made me giggle)

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  18. I asked God 4 a rose & he gave me a garden. i ask God 4 a drop of water & he gave me an ocean. i asked God 4 an angel & he gave me u!Every line you write is magical

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  19. The most complicated of things yet at heart so simple, it takes many forms and can bring so much pain and joy. Great writing as ever

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  20. Love is never thinking you own the other person as many have done including myself when younger. Love is hard at first when young to truly know what it means as it is only a word bandied around for so many things. With life experience we then know true love. Very good piece Alpana

    Cheers A

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  21. Very different perspective on Love. Good one!

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  22. According to me, love has no boundaries, no preconditions, no preconceived notions, and one cannot decide to fall in love, it just happens.... Love needs no definition, its just the basis of every being and its relationship in one way or the other, blind or not doesnt matter....

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  23. Too good! Great post..very well written

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  24. Love something that can be given so freely, few really know what love is, and some are afraid of it. Love is blind .... Great post!

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  25. ..dat was beautifully written..amazing post..
    ..love fr sure is a small word..but dis ' word ' is mightier den any great emperor dat lived...
    ..deeper den d deepest depths on d abyss..
    ..glorier den d glory of any king...
    ..brigter den d brigtest star in d sky..
    ..tender den d most tender flower on earth..
    ..holier den d holy sage dat existed..
    ..but ' love ' scorned is more brute den d goddess kali..

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  26. Fantastic post Alpana! Love is indeed blind and it grows in the most uncommon places. It comes to you when you least expect it, makes you the victim of silliest actions that you would die otherwise to be caught doing it :)
    None can escape the first touch of romantic love. Even those with preconceived notions about love, have sometime surrendered to its mighty embrace.

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  27. How can you expect anyone else to Love you, if you don't even Love your own self?" A really great line that is so true. Sometimes we do not allow ourselves to be happy

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