dancing in the moonlight
–> this picture is supposed to be animated so just click on it to check it out.
i think it would be awesome to have somebody to dance with. no, not just on the dance floor or anything like that. i mean having a partner in life, someone who would be able to dance to your music and someone who would guide you through new steps. and it would look as fabulous and romantic as this animated gif. i’m thinking that the image just looks romantic because of the huge moon on the backdrop. but i guess in real life it’s a thousandfolds better. when i think of soulmates, this picture pops up immediately.
buning’s message has been on my phone for 4 years already and i’d like to keep it for as long as i can, to remind myself that romance could essentially make me happy. as happy as she was that time. as happy as she is right now. she told me that it’s not really as magical as what we see on TV, but the fact that it’s real makes it so magical. she and tantan may very well be those two persons dancing in the picture above because they’re still together and are very happy with each other. they met, they became friends. they’ve taken the step and held things together.
i had a conversation with an old friend a couple of weeks ago and he was quite frustrated about his life, and he seemed to convey that he wanted or needed a girl to help him find himself. he was lost. he was successful, career wise but he was troubled. yes, a girl can bring color to his dull world, but the self-realization part, he’ll have to do that on his own. he was into this Jerry Mcguire notion of people completing each other, of finding that missing piece that will make him whole.
i do not agree with the premise of two people completing each other. instead i go for two people complementing each other. i have met a lot of people, single people who were either searching for their dashing knights or were pretty contented with being alone. i would be among the latter because the more i am with people, the more alone i feel. that’s why i only got a handful of names of people i want to spend time with on my list.
but anyway, it’s not that our standards are unreachable… they are reasonably high but definitely attainable. it’s just that i guess we want to be wiser. because we choose to get to know ourselves first before getting to know others. or maybe it’s because we go overboard and overanalyze things. so it’s either we’re being too cautious or we’re just scared sh*tless about being vulnerable. things would be a whole lot easier if we played dumb. or maybe it’s because i get bored too easily. does one really have to play dumb to have a happy ending? i mean, so what if we always put one foot on the ground?
still, i guess i could afford to be dumb for a few seconds just so i’d know how it feels to dance in the moonlight like that.
darn, that picture always has this effect on me! i hate it!
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