As I was surfing through the net this morning to download some college notes, a quote caught my attention which read – “There is no point keeping your heart as strong as iron because you never know whose heart may turn out to be a magnet.”
And then my fingers twitched and I couldn’t help writing as it evoked several sentiments. Well sometimes it is so fascinating to see people make use of words and construct such wonderful statements which can best describe the situation we all face in our lives once or twice.
So this quote takes me back in time and as my past flashes in front of me, I see myself as a completely different being that is pure at heart and not as smart like the altered person I am today. I exercised much liberty in feelings and did not hesitate in expressing my thoughts unlike now where I strive to be diplomatic which is essential to keep out of controversies and I don’t think I am doing a good job. And that happens because when we are young and naïve, we tend to think emotionally rather than practically and do not magnify the details of everything. As truly said, experience does not let us enjoy our mistakes, and makes us responsible for our deeds.
As we grow old and evolve, we are inclined to build walls around ourselves and in this hectic era, we dwell in a nutshell and are always residing in our comfort zone. That is because we have been through a lot of pain and suffering and know how exactly it feels when our trust is broken or when we lose the one we love or just simple disappointment received from somebody we care about.
In order to be perceived emotionally strong, we choose to be independent which we think would save us from being hurt. But we overlook the possibility of us falling for someone and often disregard people who make an attempt to give birth to a new relationship with us. As brutal as we can be to avert all the accidents that can tamper our emotions, we masquerade the happiest face and pretend to be a satisfied individual who does not need anyone to share anything with. But the truth is always something else only known to our conscience.
Often we ask questions while lying down on the bed alone, shortly before we fall into a deep slumber are that why are we holding back our emotions or why do we have to think so much? Such questions always arise after we have met someone who has knocked on the wall or brought our box of emotions a little tremor.
Contemplating the consequences that eventually follow after putting trust in someone, it makes us paranoid and we begin to over analyse minute details which gradually hamper the relationship. Thus, we manifest our learning from the past and devoid us from any feelings for anyone so that we do not have to confront the same situations again. Apparently we choose to abscond from situations that may emancipate our feelings that had been tied down and closed in the nook of our hearts.
Termed as attraction which is the initial stage of a feeling for someone to develop, to be nurtured and to become a commitment, it is less avoided as it does not have any emotional strings attached. Like a magnetic force, the attraction progresses if we allow it too, and thus, it lets us to come in contact with the most beautiful of feelings.
Hence, it is good to safeguard ourselves from being hurt but at the same time we need to give us an opportunity to have faith and hope that not always things happen the way it did in the past and that the present does not guarantee a secured and happy future. Just play along and do not exist in a world of seclusion and pretence. Like a little bud that blooms into a flower, let those little feelings blossom into the eternal joyous feeling called love. Let yourself free in the presence of others and experience togetherness!!!
