I’d be writing this article from St.
Tropez if I got a dollar for every time the words ‘unconditional love’ were
mentioned on a cheesy eighties movie or some stupid New York Times’ bestseller
involving an equally cheesy storyline.
The mere ideology behind unconditional love is naïve, unrealistic and plain
ludicrous. Excuse my apparent lack of romanticism.
Before I elaborate on why
unconditional love isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, let me ask you readers, out
there, a simple question, what is Love? According to Dorling Kindersley
dictionary, it’s ‘a passionate affectionate’. I’m sure that to you it means the
butterflies in your stomach or the magnetization you feel when you’re next to
your significant other. The more important word in this praise though is
‘unconditional’. What does that one mean? Well, according to the exact same
dictionary, it’s ‘limitless’ or ‘not subjected to conditions’.
Here’s my question to Bella of
Twilight, if Edward killed Reneesme or Jacob, would you still love him
unconditionally? Would you still have the same limitless affection for him?
Well, clearly not! The ironic part is that nearly every couple on television
break up three episodes after claiming their unconditional love to each other,
and what about the 50% worldwide divorce rate which usually involves couples
who once upon a time made a vow to love each other ‘until death do us part’.
It’s no wonder some people stopped believing in marriage! The only couple to
actually be in love unconditionally was Romeo and Juliet and look how that
ended!
Wrapping up, to quote my iconic idol,
Nicholas Sparks, “Love is like the wind, you can’t touch it, but you can always
feel it”. Well, guess what? The wind passes by, leaving nothing behind but a
cold chill. To me, real love isn’t a mere butterfly in your stomach.
Rationality and kindness, waking up in the morning knowing that you have an
anchor, a reference, someone to hold on to, someone who will hold you up and
right your wrongs. This is true love.
- Adam Ashraf
Adam is "as imperfect as it gets. Basically, I am always blamed for being extremely self-centered, stereotypical, obnoxious, overconfident, and above it all cutthroat ambitious." Never mind him, we assure you he's the most fab 15 year old we know of. Find out more about Osama and his musings on his blog: www.ministry-of-eccentricity.blogspot.com
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