People sigh at the very sound of the word love: the complex yet simple aspect that is commanded of us. What is love? This question triggers a lot of varied answers depending on the experiences, the social constructs, the gender, the material factors, the economy and the complexity of individual mindset. As said, “We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking."― Santosh Kalwar,
Love to me is the state of giving an individual their peace of mind; I shall
argue that when one has peace , joy, happiness, patience and all the
virtues that are escorted by the illusions of the 'word' then one has found
love. In our society today, I see love being used, misused and not appreciated
by many due to the many incidences that have occurred to them, financially,
physically, emotionally, spiritually and even intellectually.
The society, is a conditioned set of humans with similar beliefs, morals, values and culture; conditioned in the sense that the laws or the concepts passed from generation to generation end up being out-dated and if not, stereotyped though all the same, we rely on them and from these, policies and eventually laws are passed to suit the perceptions set. It's sad that moving away from these has resulted to people being labelled, stereotyped, called deviant and yet uniqueness is something praised in the mouths of the holders of this 'important' fragments. So, does the society propel love? That’s food for thought.
I personally love some intellectual loving, whereby conversations trigger
points in my mind that were once unexploited or rather, inexperienced. This has
eventually enhanced my outlook on various issues that involve the individual,
me and the society as a whole, giving me a reason to be more appreciative of
small things that others may oversee or not comprehend. There is untapped
energy in uplifting conversations; the kind that induces divine euphoria. Mental
stimulation goes beyond physical stimulation; some may say its lack of a
perverted mind, haha! Either way I guess that's what differentiates normalcy
and reality.
Happiness is sometimes crazy in one
way or another. The elaboration of the reason why your cognitive ability has
enabled you to process and decipher a thought to its greatest humour limit is
dependent on your intellectual ability. I guess that why it’s said, “Sanity and
happiness are an impossible combination.” Mark Twain I can add my own favourite: "Humour
vibrates to those with the code capable of creating a scene worth a
smile".
“Music is a language that doesn’t
speak in particular words. It speaks in emotions, and if it’s in the bones,
it’s in the bones.” Keith Richards. Music is a special force that
connects different aspects of our emotions into a synchronized harmony that
elevates peace, joy, sadness, healing and sexual fantasies for the selected
few… I enjoy a great piece that evokes an intellectual climax with a
like-minded individual who not only listens to the lyrics and beats, but
creates with me the imagination that will bring forth a memory.
Society should be fluid as music in that everyone
enjoys the genre that reflects more on their character. I am not saying that
values upheld should be dropped for that would only bring ancestral war into
the picture! Deviant behaviour is synchronised in each one's conscience, those
that act on the evitable are acting from free will and thus all of us do not
have to live under the dome of being lab rats to the rating of the society as
good, bad or mad. Just as most of us love music, let's love the person we are
and the society will be transformed as well.
The claptrap in my thoughts is aligned to the
simplicity that comes from the magnificent peace of the mind when context is
not complicated with content. Don’t look for something to smile about for
nature is reason enough for one to smile.
