Dream for an Insomniac
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Girl: “… why did you come here all of a sudden in the first place?”
Guy: “Because I missed you and I couldn’t stand thinking of you with someone else.”
Girl: “I am ok now, you see - Now that I’m with him.”
Guy: “Do you love him?”
Girl: “Yes.”
Guy: “I know you… even though I know I’ve hurt you; it’s not him you love. Why are you even with him to begin with?”
Girl: “Because he loves me. And I don’t want to hurt him again by leaving him for you. Ok, let’s say I feel different when I’m with you but you hurt me and I can’t let you fool me again.”
Guy: “That’s exactly my point! I know that you know that you feel more for me than him so why are you with him?”
Girl: “I told you, he loves me and no one has given me so much than him and I just want a quiet life now. I don’t want to hurt him anymore.”
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Sounds like lines taken from our daily primetime soap, huh? Actually, it’s an actual conversation by one of my friends here. The girl is my friend who’s already taken and the guy above is an ex.
This all reminds me of the 1996 movie Dream for an Insomniac (Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston and Mackenzie Astin) which brought about my definition (or quasi-definition) of love. The movie is filled with probably 90% quotable scripts on love and any fan of the movie will never forget the line:
“Anything other than mad, passionate love is just a waste of time.”
Has my friend given up on the pursuit of love? That she now accepts her doomed fate to never experience passion between two people that can ignite a room? Or has she got a different definition of love now?
In many ways, my friend handled the Guy in the conversation right but in many ways, I just find something missing between the lines. Will you really give up a chance for “that” feeling for something like security (let’s not equate this to financial security, ok?) or someone who loves you so much? Again, we beg the question “Who will you go with – someone who loves you or someone you love?” Are you not going to risk your heart again (which is already badly bruised up anyway) for that 50-50% chance of finding true love?
Love, for me is the whole package – passionate, caring, wild, sincere and most of the times mad. Anything less than that then you just got a fling, a sex-buddy or a love-doll.
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“There are too many mediocre things in this world to deal with; love shouldn't have to be one of them.” – Frankie, Dream for an Insomniac
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Girl: “… why did you come here all of a sudden in the first place?”
Guy: “Because I missed you and I couldn’t stand thinking of you with someone else.”
Girl: “I am ok now, you see - Now that I’m with him.”
Guy: “Do you love him?”
Girl: “Yes.”
Guy: “I know you… even though I know I’ve hurt you; it’s not him you love. Why are you even with him to begin with?”
Girl: “Because he loves me. And I don’t want to hurt him again by leaving him for you. Ok, let’s say I feel different when I’m with you but you hurt me and I can’t let you fool me again.”
Guy: “That’s exactly my point! I know that you know that you feel more for me than him so why are you with him?”
Girl: “I told you, he loves me and no one has given me so much than him and I just want a quiet life now. I don’t want to hurt him anymore.”
--
Sounds like lines taken from our daily primetime soap, huh? Actually, it’s an actual conversation by one of my friends here. The girl is my friend who’s already taken and the guy above is an ex.
This all reminds me of the 1996 movie Dream for an Insomniac (Ione Skye, Jennifer Aniston and Mackenzie Astin) which brought about my definition (or quasi-definition) of love. The movie is filled with probably 90% quotable scripts on love and any fan of the movie will never forget the line:
“Anything other than mad, passionate love is just a waste of time.”
Has my friend given up on the pursuit of love? That she now accepts her doomed fate to never experience passion between two people that can ignite a room? Or has she got a different definition of love now?
In many ways, my friend handled the Guy in the conversation right but in many ways, I just find something missing between the lines. Will you really give up a chance for “that” feeling for something like security (let’s not equate this to financial security, ok?) or someone who loves you so much? Again, we beg the question “Who will you go with – someone who loves you or someone you love?” Are you not going to risk your heart again (which is already badly bruised up anyway) for that 50-50% chance of finding true love?
Love, for me is the whole package – passionate, caring, wild, sincere and most of the times mad. Anything less than that then you just got a fling, a sex-buddy or a love-doll.
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“There are too many mediocre things in this world to deal with; love shouldn't have to be one of them.” – Frankie, Dream for an Insomniac
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awww. it's tragic. =(
it flagged a question to me, is true love good for everybody? if true love exists at the wrong time, wrong place, isn't this how mistresses are born? just a thought. =P
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beng |
3/12/2006 11:33:00 AM