The Mixology of Love.
Are you made of petrol or diesel? Cause my heart went ablaze when I saw you.
Would that line make someone fall for me?
No? What about this:
Excuse me. Have you ever tried boxing? I bet your opponent will be knocked out by your beauty.
That one’s a good one, yeah? Okay, great.
Have you?
Have you ever fallen in love?
What about out of it? Have you ever fallen out of love?
Have you ever fallen for love?
Have you ever fallen to love?
If you answered “yes” to any of those questions, I’ve got another one for you: What is love?
I used to understand it as really valuing something, treating it as important, and placing some inherent worth in it.
But then there’s also this thing at the base of our brains that produces one funny chemical that stimulates feelings of love — oxytocin (the love hormone).
And then there’s this guy on Instagram, walking around giving girls papers containing pickup lines (similar to the ones at the beginning of this article, lol). He claims he loves them, too.
There’s also this young lady lying in bed at 2 AM, grabbing onto her pillow while staring at her “tudum” screen. She’s in love with the Kim Jong Un in the movie.
Now I’m confused…
Which one is it?
Is it possible to fall in love when you see someone for the first time? Or should the person walk by again? Lol.
Sometimes I wonder how much of the “I love you” is true. And since love is something people “fall” into, the rest of us better start walking around with parachutes. Or what do you think?
What gets me even more confused is the “I love you” followed closely by hurt, injustice, and wickedness. Is that another form of love? Maybe I skipped that definition in my dictionary.
Read enough tweets, watch enough status updates, check enough IG posts, and I think it will become a little clear that people are just lying to each other.
At this point, one would think this is a skit.
What do I think?
I once read something from Stephen Covey in 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
He said love is both a noun and a verb. That is, it is both a feeling and an action.
What’s common today is the noun of love instead of its verb. Everybody is in love, but nobody is loving. Everybody is feeling the emotions of love, but nobody is doing the actions of love. Everybody is falling in love, but nobody is standing for love. Weird.
Ever wondered why siblings who love each other suddenly become enemies? Well, the love (noun) wore off and they stopped doing the actions of love (care, sacrifices, empathy, listening, appreciation).
Friends stop caring about each other (i.e, they stop loving), so they fall out of love.
Ever wondered why everyone claims to love the other person but we simply look away when they need help? It’s because we only have the feeling and do nothing with our actions.
If you really love, you would treat well.
If you really love, you would sacrifice. Not your life. Your time, your sweat, your privileges.
One more
Okay. Just one last pickup line. How’s this:
Hey, is there space in your heart? Or should I come with a mattress?
