The beauty of a women’s love is something that should not be taken for granted. Her kiss, her embrace, her smooth skin against mine is special. Often I think of how accustomed I was to getting what I wanted and what I needed at a whim. I recently felt the difference between these two types of love. So why is it that so many of us often confuse between these two forms of love? The answer appears to be found in our growing attachment to technology.
The digital age provides us with everything literally in the palm of our hands. GPS, music, movies, and access to social networks to maintain/build relationships yet we pay a price for it. After all, nothing is free. These products and services begin to build relationships that remove us from physically having someone stand in front of us let alone hear their voice. When we meet someone and they send us in a whirlwind of emotions it is because of the way they smile, smell, laugh, and respond making us want to “connect” with increasing speed much like that of these products that make our lives so much easier. I asked a man a few weeks ago while at Yellowstone National Park the next time Old Faithful would go off dazzling the patient crowd. The man jokingly responded “You mean you can’t you wait patiently in this fast paced technologic world”? I wasn’t taken back because I knew exactly what he meant. He looks at my youth and half expects me to want, want, want, now, now, now. I never saw myself as this type of person yet realized that just a week ago I attempted to kiss someone I barely knew. Sure I knew I enjoyed the persons company but was surprised that the kiss was not reciprocated. I though about that for a while, half wondering if my ego had been bruised. As I settled with the thoughts I felt more embarrassment than anything so I sense some ego bruising had been done but that is not the point. The point is that maybe this person had more respect for herself than others allow. Maybe there was enough common sense from her that everything precious in life we often take for granted (kisses, holding hands, sex, love). These are gifts we give to each other when the time is right.
We all would agree to this because despite all the technological influence we have imposed on our lives we ALL want to be loved in the most genuine way there is. We desire a true commitment from the beginning with a guarantee that by investing ourselves we will no longer need to wonder whether these acts of affection will ever become tiresome, worn out and need replacing or in this entries case, “upgraded”.
Just like little girls and boys,
playing with their little toys.
Seems like all we really were doing
was waitin' for love.
From this moment on I know,
exactly where my life will go.
Seems that all I really was doing
was waitin' for love.
Thought I'd been in love before,
but in my heart I wanted more.
Seems like all I really was doing
was waitin' for you.
And finally...
September 2010
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