But of course, no
love compares with Falling-in-Love. Even
though falling is a derogatory word
in itself, nothing’s so belittling about it.
It is in fact a high that even the drug “ecstasy” can’t give. And
irrespective of how much you are surrounded by all different kinds of love of
varying degrees, a little part of yours will always pine to experience that
glorified fall, even though your last
fall wasn’t that great and left you
little bruised.
Such a mystery it is,
that the entire population of the World’s poets and song writers are still
unable to solve it even after dedicating their whole lives to this purpose. It’s
a tough nut that even science can’t crack!
It’s highly
delusional as well. Those who have actually fallen are under the conviction
that the feeling is unique to them and no one else in the world ever has
experienced such an elevated emotion, even though, quite possibly the person
sitting next to them is going through the same stupor. They look around them
and the whole world seems to converge in their beloved. The hot summer may feel
like first monsoon while the winter may seem unbearably hot depending on the
degree of closeness with their beloved. For some far goners the moon may even
resemble the face of their beloved. Even bigger things, like jumping mountains,
swimming seas, slaying dragons start to seem logical.
Those who haven’t
fallen yet, but are willing to fall, are delusional that not falling is the
root cause of all their problems. They believe, once they fall, the world will
magically correct itself. They dream of riding on a horse back to the smoky
horizon with the Prince Charming or the Princess Enchanting and that everything
would be happy ever after. Well, in modern times riding maybe replaced by
driving a sleek car but you get the idea.
But that’s not the
only side effect. “The fall” may even bring about some physical and
characteristic changes. For example, someone who was never able to memorize
“Twinkle, twinkle, little star” in school, may suddenly find himself reciting
Keats flawlessly. A cool dude may suddenly start preferring star gazing to club
hopping.
Muscles around the
jaw may become permanently flexed and it may seem extremely difficult to close
the mouth to keep the teeth from showing. In most cases though, it’s the cranial
nerve that suffers the most. Often, it fails to intercept a perfectly normal
visual information and distorts it with a rosy tint. Physical pain may even
occur at the thought of a minute’s separation.
Yet perhaps the
biggest side effect of “the fall” is the green monster that makes a permanent
nest in the lovestruck’s heart. Even the oh-so-powerful
gods are rendered powerless before it. History is the witness of the many such
tales of jealousy and arrows. A simple text message in your beloved’s phone can
prove sufficient to let the monster loose.
Some other baggage
like negligence of other people around, reduced reasoning and, disregard of one’s
duties are also possible.
Scary Huh! But in
spite of all these, nothing has yet been discovered/invented that could deter
people from falling in love and save the world all the pain. But don’t let my
rant do it to you, for trust me it’s a beautiful thing: that heady rush of
newly found love. It’s worth all the side effects it comes with. Go ahead and
fall in love. As hard as you can. Because it’s a beautiful feeling.
Love,
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