We will acquire a domineering attitude once we fall in love, and often we end up being selfish rather than selfless. Sadly, being possessive - we aren’t just hurting the person that occupies our heart but also hurting our own heart. The more we restrain ourselves in an exclusive golden cage of so-called perfect relationships, the deeper we dig our hearts’ graves.
The walls that we built to protect that relationship sometimes suffocate both lovers, it is fine to set boundaries to remind each one’s limits but not a concrete barrier that makes us out of ease to breathe, like walls or towers. Love - should have a pair of wings that harmoniously flock to keep on flying freely, ironically- selfish love cages one’s freedom blindly.
I remember - once my late father had said, that love is like a free bird that flew in a vast sky. No matter how far it goes it will surely get home and nestled where his/her heart belongs. And, a cage though it is fancy will never be his/her home, for that place causes one’s heart gloomy and cloudy.
Selfish love limits each other’s growth, like a potted plant it limits one’s potential to thrive and make a fruitful flow. Isn’t it nice to see your beloved in full bloom with a radiant hue?
Oceans, Rivers, and streams do flow as they go stagnant -the clarity of the water turns blurry and lacks glow. Selfish love spoils everything even cease the sunshine that gives warmth to one’s heart, turning it cold and frozen in winter’s snow.
A love that conquers the hail in each storm and pacifies the wave’s rage from one heart’s uproar. It extinguishes fire from a home that is on its charred brink, and a sudden calmness, and fondles we feel from a child’s wink. Selfless we are as we love purely, not minding what could we get and what will benefit us greatly. We seldom think about what could we own, for we are pleased to love them without any doubts nor think about what they owe.
Our loved one’s happiness is what we prioritize, and we keep them safe and not being terrorized. Lovers' freedom isn’t being compromised as a bird’s wings flock together in harmony as they reach both heights and glory. Both lovers should thrive and grow, they support each other to maintain a smooth flow.
Waves of emotions they surf with grace, survive the troubling surge they both hand in hand face. Lovers’ hearts should be like the vast of the sea, a mind that’s open further wide than the ocean. Genuine trust is like the view of the sunset, the sea always waits with faith that he/she will be home- the sun will set where his/her heart’s home.
Selfish and Selfless sometimes collide, Lovers must balance and abide. Once I read from a wise man’s quote -“ Love is a perfume you can not pour into others without getting a few drops on yourself”.
Some images were grabbed from Yahoo images and I enhanced and modified them using Canva.