Ah- Love ;) 9.04
Written September 18, 2004
Is it truly better to have “loved and lost”?
Is it better to disregard love because it’s not conventional, not proper, or maybe just because the consequences at loving are too risky?
Maybe it is.. Maybe we all should forget about that kind of love-the love that tells us to abandon everything we have, kill any doubts, the kind of passion that is so readily believed to be true in movies and books-the love you’d be willing to give up a part or even all of yourself for, even if that love was never meant to be returned to you.
But, if love does in fact mean feeling the slightest bit of happiness-however short a tap we’re given from Aphrodite’s little finger-and to that extent, maybe if it’s only a glimpse of what could, but won’t, last forever-it is worth it.
So, is it better to have loved and lost?
Absolutely.
I would take that choice a million times over if I had to chose.
Because love is a gift-and something we so rarely appreciate till it’s over.
Neglecting love is one of the only certain regrets in life.
Love isn’t just something to be wasted-no matter what repercussions may follow. Once it’s gone-you never forget it, you always need it, you may never feel anything like it again.
