LOST AND FOUND
Back when I was a kid, studying in a convent, we had a common room and that had a lost and found section. One person was given the responsibility of making sure that this lost and found section ran smoothly, (i.e) people who lost their things came and got their belongings back. On countless occasions, I saw people picking up things that weren't theirs and some never finding that precious color pencil they lost. It never made sense to me. I always believed that people get their things back because I had a habit of returning back anything I found which was not mine. The question which remained unanswered then, was answered sometime back.
Today, when I sit with my friends to talk about their lives and mine, a thought keeps nagging me on the back of my mind, " I wonder, how many times they would have pondered over a lost cause or opportunity, a chance to cherish someone all over again, a chance to be friends with someone once again?" It's so easy yet not really attainable. throughout our journey, we will come across so many things that we would want to get back, things we would like to find once again, but it's not really in our hands, is it?
I'm always surprised that almost every little thing that we see holds such resemblance to love and life in general. The simple fact of losing something and not finding it again or the unabashed joy at finding something you weren't destined to and keeping it anyway. These may sound so presumptuous to some, but I can just marvel at how deep these things resonate in me. And not just because I have had the chance to experience them myself. Stories hold a special power, and this is exactly why I find myself humbled that people would want to share their stories with me so that I may be wiser the next time.
there are innumerable quotes and advices that say that you're supposed to lose yourself to find yourself, or find that perfect one who is supposed to bring you out of your shell. But what if, that person never gets to you? or, that she was there but you lost her, thinking her not to be of any importance? Does it still work then? Does the story still have it's end then?
Of all the people I've had a chance to meet and converse with, several have confused the essence of love. Many think that love is the emotion which manifest when you find your partner, that person you want to spend your life with. Love is assumed to only be of the romantic kind. But why must I confine such a beautiful emotion into constrains? deep love can be felt for a boyfriend and a best friend, it can be for your mother and your sister, it can also be for your cellphone and your grandpa!
So, my profound advice to you (philosophical) is that love freely and fiercely! You don't want to repent on a lost opportunity. There is fair chance that you may find that perfect guy or imperfect girl you were looking for, or there is a chance that they may find out that you aren't really theirs to keep. You may find your 3 AM buddy and the girl on whose shoulders you can dump all your baggage and be sure that it will be shared equally with both of you. Even if you don't, I am pretty sure that this will give you a chance to understand the complexity of emotions and prepare the both of you for the people you are meant to find!
LOST and FOUND work both ways actually. don't lose anyone you don't want someone else to find, and make sure that you find your correct fit!
I certainly did!
"You get lost out of a desire to be LOST. But in the place called LOST, strange things are FOUND"
Today, when I sit with my friends to talk about their lives and mine, a thought keeps nagging me on the back of my mind, " I wonder, how many times they would have pondered over a lost cause or opportunity, a chance to cherish someone all over again, a chance to be friends with someone once again?" It's so easy yet not really attainable. throughout our journey, we will come across so many things that we would want to get back, things we would like to find once again, but it's not really in our hands, is it?
I'm always surprised that almost every little thing that we see holds such resemblance to love and life in general. The simple fact of losing something and not finding it again or the unabashed joy at finding something you weren't destined to and keeping it anyway. These may sound so presumptuous to some, but I can just marvel at how deep these things resonate in me. And not just because I have had the chance to experience them myself. Stories hold a special power, and this is exactly why I find myself humbled that people would want to share their stories with me so that I may be wiser the next time.
there are innumerable quotes and advices that say that you're supposed to lose yourself to find yourself, or find that perfect one who is supposed to bring you out of your shell. But what if, that person never gets to you? or, that she was there but you lost her, thinking her not to be of any importance? Does it still work then? Does the story still have it's end then?
Of all the people I've had a chance to meet and converse with, several have confused the essence of love. Many think that love is the emotion which manifest when you find your partner, that person you want to spend your life with. Love is assumed to only be of the romantic kind. But why must I confine such a beautiful emotion into constrains? deep love can be felt for a boyfriend and a best friend, it can be for your mother and your sister, it can also be for your cellphone and your grandpa!
So, my profound advice to you (philosophical) is that love freely and fiercely! You don't want to repent on a lost opportunity. There is fair chance that you may find that perfect guy or imperfect girl you were looking for, or there is a chance that they may find out that you aren't really theirs to keep. You may find your 3 AM buddy and the girl on whose shoulders you can dump all your baggage and be sure that it will be shared equally with both of you. Even if you don't, I am pretty sure that this will give you a chance to understand the complexity of emotions and prepare the both of you for the people you are meant to find!
LOST and FOUND work both ways actually. don't lose anyone you don't want someone else to find, and make sure that you find your correct fit!
I certainly did!
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