It is a two post kind of day, mainly because one post was planned and the other fell upon me. Late last night I received a text message from JBird (the cutie in the previous post), I half read it in my groggy state of mind and decided to shove my phone back under my pillow (yes I am that girl) and drift off to dream land. On my way to french lab, I finally responded. Here is what her text said, "Can you ever not fathom that you'll find that all-consuming unconditional love so many speak of?" At first my response was typical and cynical. I tend to think that if we say it, it won't happen. Our conversation continued and the more I thought about it, the more I questioned the possibility of a love like that even existing in today's world. It was a journey from cynicism to skepticism (moving up the ladder). This was my final response, "I think all consuming love sounds like a movie or a book, like Jane Eyre or Atonement. I think it's possible, but I do not think it's realistic."
I know plenty of people who have fallen in love (JBird included) and all of those "loves" are so uniquely different yet somehow innately similar. I find myself still contemplating this very large and all-consuming question. I want to believe that it is out there, I want to believe that romantic comedy, Audrey Hepburn, Hollywood, and storybook endings exist in real life, but does that take the magic out of the industries that through the written and spoken word can make such things happen?
It is time to get back to the grind of my homework and procrastinating of course!
Affectionately,
Annie
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