Sobriety

We talked about the search for true love as though it is always and only a solitary quest. I am disturbed by the weighty emphasis on the topic of self and in out culture as a whole. So when I talked about my yearning, I felt like a bucket of water being splashed onto my face when people told me over and over that I did not need anyone else. They said I do not need a companion and/or a circle of loved ones to feel complete, that I should be complete inside myself.

While it is definitely true that inner contentedness and a sense of fufillment can be there whether or not we commune in love with others, but it is equally meaningful to give voice to that longing for communion. In my opinion, life without communion in love with others would be less fufilling no matter the extent of one's self love.

Rewinding the conversation at the back of my head, thinking cynicism is definitely the greatest obstacle to love in our time sadly but truly. I find most people are obsessed with fears which consumes energy that could be given to the art of loving.

Well, who am I to say.? Once again, it's another gathering/drinking weekend that stir my thoughts with a sharp note which I should have avoided.