Do we really love?

A girl named Sohni was set apart from her lover by her family and they were forbade to see each other. Her longing for a glimpse of her lover’s face drove her to sit in a pot of clay and set out in the river with the hope of reaching the other side and reuniting with her love. The pot could not sustain the pressure of the water and she drowned in the river. This is a folk story. Many would call her mad, but isn’t love all about madness?

Why do we fall in love? For some it brings chaos in their stagnant lives. For others, it soothes their chaotic life.

But today, most of us don’t fall with the other person but with the concept of being loved. This narcissistic trait has turned love into a reciprocity. We spend more time in the quest of love than loving. It’s true that the only thing that can mend our brokenness in this anarchical world is love but the need of reciprocating this love chains the love. We no longer tend for the madness. The chick-flicks and the social media have portrayed a materialistic picture of love that is changing the way we feel and think about love.

If you love someone, ask yourself ; would you jump in a river just on a hope to meet your love on the other side?