Hi friends,
The trouble with love is that it is a very powerful emotion. Love is more powerful than hatred. It is sweeter than jealousy. Love transcends all emotions. So why have we deluded ourselves into believing that the world is fast losing love and instead is being filled with hatred and greed?
Thanks to the political situations around the world, it may be very easy to see more instances of hatred, wards, greed, jealousy, envy and so on, and see so little of love. I don’t believe this is the case. Love is actually all around us; we just have to be more aware of it. Just because love is not mentioned in the news, we think love is not there.
Witness a scene from an arrivals lounge at the airport. Don’t you see people hugging and kissing their loved ones? Isn’t that love? Witness a scene of a kid returning home from college. Isn’t that love? Witness a scene when a mother gives birth to a baby. Isn’t that love? Love is present in all personal situations. Witness religious occasions like Eid and Christmas. Isn’t that all about love when family and friends spend time together?
It’s unfortunate the media loves sensationalizing stories that are devoid of any love. Imagine if it were the reverse? Wouldn’t it be awesome?
So why is it that a guy like still cannot say ‘I love you’ to my parents? I don’t know. I guess I have feelings of shyness. My mom always tells me every single time I talk to her on the phone “I love you.” She says that with so much sincerity and love. Why can’t I reciprocate her words? I always end up saying “me too.” I still have yet to say these three powerful words to both my parents. My sister has no problem saying it. Maybe it’s because she is a girl, and I am a guy. Maybe society norms have made us into guys who cannot say I Love You to anyone. Maybe society has led me to believe that saying I Love You is un-manly.
I tell myself every time that the next time I meet my parents I will say I Love You to them. I want to say it because I want to tell them that I appreciate all that they have done for me. Yet, when the time comes, I fail to say it. I hope I don’t come to the point where I wish I had said I Love You to my parents before its too late. I don’t think I will be able to forgive myself.
Friends, Love actually is all around.
Mansur
PS In case some of you are wondering, I was indeed inspired by the movie Love Actually.
5 comments:
I can't say it either...
my sister feels sorry and crying everyday cos she couldn't say i love u 2 my dad b4 ....i have the same problem sometimes with some ppl ....but remember mansur what i told u b4 about ( hom tom)..love is a chance ...i hope u understand me
Mansur did you buy a box of chocolate lately :P
I guess its just to much pepsi :P lol
you dont have to say i love you to some one, your actions show it all
:)
jo, I so wish I could say it. I guess its the fear and embarrasment to say it out loud to my own parents.
Jawaher, I dont want to be in a position like your sister. Actually, one time I did say I love you to my sister when she was going off to university, and she looked at me in a weird way saying, "you never say that! What's wrong with you?"
q8i, I agree with you the actions can sometimes speak louder than words, but I just feelings from time to time where I have the urge to say it out loud. It is comforting to others when they hear directly from someone else that they love them. I guess why I want to say it to my parents is because I do love them and I want them to know!
Mansur
PS a box of chocolate and coke is exactly what I need now!!!
Excellent, love it!
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