There are moments in life filled with utter joy and happiness. And those when your heart is bursting from downright emptiness. Finally there are those that are a bit of both, and make you wonder.
Today, as much as I am proud (and cheerful) of the choice my country has made by electing Senator Obama as America's new President, I can not help but feel somewhat gloomy deep down inside. For there are things in life over which we have no direct influence - I say direct, just so that I do not have to explain myself later on in front of all those who believe that we can shape our destiny indirectly, for example through prayer. No matter how much we yearn for the object of our affection it just does not come our way.
No one knows for certain why we fall for a particular person. Everything from ancient Greek manuscripts, through classic and modern day literature, to college psychology handbooks is full of theories which outwit one another with elucidations on the mysteries of agape. To no avail. It comes when you least expect it. And it goes when you least anticipate it. As it leaves, it alters your life in countless ways. Until the day when you find your inner emptiness gradually giving in to hope, resembling a chewy leafy narcotic qat that kills all hunger.
6 years ago
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