I made this card for my eldest sister for New Years, just because she’s the best sister in the world. And she loves eggplant.
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This thing we call love, those feelings of passion and obsession and overwhelming emotion, are they love? I mean, REALLY? I know love is real, but I rarely see men and women together who seem genuinely happy with each other. Women always seem annoyed and insecure while men always seem to be looking for the next pretty girl to walk by lol. According to Buddhism, these feelings are all illusory. They’re ego-driven, and they aren’t really pure because we are only trying to fulfill our own selfish needs and desires. We get attached to ideas that are painful to break away from, and we end up hurting ourselves and the other party involved. If we loved unselfishly then there probably wouldn’t be any problems. But not too many of us are saints. And though I try to live like one I have a long way to go….
So, the following article is about Love and brain function. In a study on 17 young men and women who were “madly in love,” a multidisciplinary team found that early, intense romantic love may have more to do with motivation, reward and “drive” aspects of human behavior than with the emotions or sex drive. That would mean that those feelings are just part of a game, a game where we see another human as a goal and something to win. I can definitely relate, as I’ve been that way my whole life. Once I get what I thought I wanted, I don’t want it anymore. That’s messed up. And I don’t want to be that kind of person. I don’t need the bad Karma and I also don’t want to hurt or use ANYBODY in this life. Your ego can be your worst enemy, remember that. Whether you think too highly of yourself or you’re always putting yourself down, your EGO is what’s behind it. Take control of your mind and fight against insecurities. That’s one of the hardest struggles you will ever deal with, but I’m sure we can all prevail. I KNOW I will.
Man, I love religion. And I love Science. Because between the two of them I am able to see things in a whole new light. I hope you find this helpful, too…
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/06/050607031344.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1524_love/page3.shtml
If Albert Einstein couldn’t even figure out love, then how do you suppose you will?
I just started reading Einstein in Love: A Scientific Romance, a book belonging to my eldest sister – the only person I know who would read such a book. I remember her giving me Einstein’s book on the Theory of Relativity when I turned 13 or so. I thought, “I will read this someday…” but I never did. At that time I was too interested in making sure that my outfit was set out for the next day of school. That was my only concern in life until I was about 22 or 23 – what I was gonna wear.
Anyway, I was glad to find this book because I thought it would shed some light on this thing we call “love.” I have been dying to find out why people who “love” each other treat each other so bad. Why do husbands and wives bicker constantly and put each other down?? How many couples do you know that have been together for an extended period and they still turn each other on?
I don’t know. It’s the great mystery of life. Whatever the case may be, I don’t want that kind of “love.” I will take my own life before I involve myself in such madness.
I think if people get space and time away from one another, it definitely makes them appreciate each other more. Everyone needs solitude sometimes. But even when people get breaks from eachother, they usually slip back into the same routine of disrespecting and taking their partner for granted.
I also think that some people have a lot of problems in that department because they were meant to devote their life to spiritual practice. That hardly EVER happens anymore, at least not in the U.S. But in Tibet, in each family there is usually someone who leaves home to follow the monastic tradition. The bad thing about this is that some people who were not cut out for this lifestyle join the monastery and end up having to call it quits because they can’t live without girls.
In one of my favorite movies, when asked what love is, Shah Rukh Khan replies, “Pyaar dosti hai.” Meaning, “Love is friendship.” To me, this rings true. How can you love someone when you don’t even like them? Well, you may have some physical attraction to them, but do you like their personality?? And do you respect them? That is sooooo important. It seems to me that if you want something to last, then you should at least be with someone who you like as a person.
Yeah, maybe I’ll figure it out – maybe I won’t. But between reading this book and listening to “Here, My Dear” I’ve definitely learned more of what not to do in a relationship. Today I was crackin’ up listening to Marvin chanting “Hallelujah, I’m free…” on Met a Little Girl. He is off the hook for that lolol…
I’ve never been thru anything like this, but when he sings he makes me feel his pain and anguish like it’s my own…
Life is so heavy, and all I see around me is pain and destruction. My tear ducts feel like they’ve dried up so I can’t even cry. Haven’t cried in months. And my skin is stretching thinner… and thinner… and thinner… until I can’t stand for anything or anyone to touch me.
But when I put this song on, I’m transported to a different place and time. I’m happy here, and I couldn’t hate a soul in the world – not even my worst enemy. I’m listening to god himself, and his voice is running through me, cleansing every part of my heart and moving to the deepest, darkest corners of my soul.
Others refer to him as Marvin Gaye. But to me he is something else. All of these musicians I idolize are something else. I swear I could not make it through if it weren’t for them. When I’ve stopped feeling, I can come across a song that will give me hope and help me to see the beauty in life.
That’s what happened today. I was listening to a mix CD with some Gypsy Kings, Marvin and Mariah Carey, and her song ‘Fly Like a Bird’ came on. I could not hold back the tears, no matter how hard I tried. And now I’m here, watching youtube after youtube of Marvin, Stevie, Jackson 5, and anything with James Jamerson, falling in love with the music and getting high off the purest, safest, most natural drug that was ever created.
So, to my beloved music makers:
I love you all so much. I hope one day I can be just like you. Like I’ve said before, I know everyone is fallible and I don’t expect perfection from anyone. We all make mistakes and we’ve all sinned. But that won’t stop me from loving you with my whole heart. Cuz you make life worth living…
That means YOU! Bob – Marvin – Stevie – Maxwell – Prince – D’angelo – Saadiq – Jimi – Sade – Chaka – MJ – Rahsaan… so many people I can’t name them all. Not right now. I have to get back to my youtubes and my happy place now.
Bonsoir mi gente.
p.s. I can’t wait to see the show in Seattle and I SURE can’t wait for July 7th. And I will die from happiness when my D’angelo and Sade finally come back out with a new record!
