(Note: I take no credit for this article, this was written by Justine F. on myyearbook.com, I thought this was a beautifully written article and wanted to share it)
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Do you believe in fate?
Do you believe that there is someone out there for everyone?
Do you believe that you have a soul mate?
If your answers to these questions are yes, then you and I are on the same page. If no, then let me explain to you what I believe will happen in the future.
Everyone is born with a soul mate. Whether you believe in it or not, they exist. Someone, somewhere, is destined to be with you. You might meet them when you’re 12, or when you’re 38, but they are out there looking for you, just like you are looking for them. There can be many other relationships on the way to finding your soul mate, and you might fall in love once or twice, but there is no love like the love of a soul mate, when you know that you have found your other half, your missing piece of the puzzle. You will know when you have found them.
But what if you don't believe in them? Anyone can say "I'm destined to be alone forever, God wanted me to be single."I've said the "nobody loves me" line about a trillion times, but I know it’s untrue. I've tried to give up on love, but then that special someone walks by and I say to myself, "Screw giving up, they're hot!”
Trust me, giving up is probably the stupidest thing to ever do. Not only are you giving up on yourself, but you are also giving up on the people who love you. There are people in the world that actually care about you and want you to be happy. The worst part of giving up is giving up on your other half.
Think of it this way: if a child is missing and their parents are searching and can’t find him for a while, would they give up? If these parents give up, they are not only giving up on themselves, but their missing child, too. They are giving up on their "other half.”
If you decide to completely give up on love and live alone, that's your decision. But think about how your other half is feeling. They are searching for you and since you gave up on them, they can end up living a lonely life because of what you chose to do.
I'm not trying to say you’re a bad person if you don’t believe in soul mates and I'm not trying to take away your views on life and change them to mine. I just want you to take what I say into consideration.
I recently watched the modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo De Caprio. My teacher asked us the following question: Is there any room in today's society for a love story like this? I was taken by surprise by this question. It forced me to think. Of course the rest of my class said no right away, but I agree and disagree.
The reasons behind this are simply that it isn't possible because of us. We talk so low and treat ourselves so negatively. If we didn't think of ourselves so badly, maybe there would be room for love stories like this. We all say no right away because we as a society don't think we can handle that kind of pressure. We act as though we are weak and cannot do anything, even love.
I think that if we believed a little more in love and believed in ourselves, maybe, just maybe, our society would change its views on life. Maybe we would have more love and have more soul mates. Maybe people wouldn't give up so easily.
Also, why do people think that love stories don't happen every day? Sure, not in the same context as Romeo and Juliet, but the same kinds of topics. Gays, for example: two people of the same gender are in love, yet they "can't" be together, because of society and because of how badly gay people are treated.
Thanks for listening and I hope what I said can be taken into consideration.
Do you believe in love at first sight?
Do you believe in fate?
Do you believe that there is someone out there for everyone?
Do you believe that you have a soul mate?
If your answers to these questions are yes, then you and I are on the same page. If no, then let me explain to you what I believe will happen in the future.
Everyone is born with a soul mate. Whether you believe in it or not, they exist. Someone, somewhere, is destined to be with you. You might meet them when you’re 12, or when you’re 38, but they are out there looking for you, just like you are looking for them. There can be many other relationships on the way to finding your soul mate, and you might fall in love once or twice, but there is no love like the love of a soul mate, when you know that you have found your other half, your missing piece of the puzzle. You will know when you have found them.
But what if you don't believe in them? Anyone can say "I'm destined to be alone forever, God wanted me to be single."I've said the "nobody loves me" line about a trillion times, but I know it’s untrue. I've tried to give up on love, but then that special someone walks by and I say to myself, "Screw giving up, they're hot!”
Trust me, giving up is probably the stupidest thing to ever do. Not only are you giving up on yourself, but you are also giving up on the people who love you. There are people in the world that actually care about you and want you to be happy. The worst part of giving up is giving up on your other half.
Think of it this way: if a child is missing and their parents are searching and can’t find him for a while, would they give up? If these parents give up, they are not only giving up on themselves, but their missing child, too. They are giving up on their "other half.”
If you decide to completely give up on love and live alone, that's your decision. But think about how your other half is feeling. They are searching for you and since you gave up on them, they can end up living a lonely life because of what you chose to do.
I'm not trying to say you’re a bad person if you don’t believe in soul mates and I'm not trying to take away your views on life and change them to mine. I just want you to take what I say into consideration.
I recently watched the modern version of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo De Caprio. My teacher asked us the following question: Is there any room in today's society for a love story like this? I was taken by surprise by this question. It forced me to think. Of course the rest of my class said no right away, but I agree and disagree.
The reasons behind this are simply that it isn't possible because of us. We talk so low and treat ourselves so negatively. If we didn't think of ourselves so badly, maybe there would be room for love stories like this. We all say no right away because we as a society don't think we can handle that kind of pressure. We act as though we are weak and cannot do anything, even love.
I think that if we believed a little more in love and believed in ourselves, maybe, just maybe, our society would change its views on life. Maybe we would have more love and have more soul mates. Maybe people wouldn't give up so easily.
Also, why do people think that love stories don't happen every day? Sure, not in the same context as Romeo and Juliet, but the same kinds of topics. Gays, for example: two people of the same gender are in love, yet they "can't" be together, because of society and because of how badly gay people are treated.
Thanks for listening and I hope what I said can be taken into consideration.
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