Seeing as love is in the air after this weekend, we thought we would follow suit here at the go2536. So here is a Valentines Day post… goat style.

There are the timeless questions of mankind regarding the nature of the mind and soul, but what of the influence of other beings, of society, on these organic human fundamentals? When contemplating the inner workings of our emotions, nowhere is the influence of the modern world more prevalent than in the realm of love.

In present day society is it possible for love to remain metaphysical in nature, or is it a sociological phenomenon?

At its core love can not be controlled. It is an elementary inherent feeling, a pain. A pain in the sense that once you have felt it for another being, it is unbearable to be without. It is physically tormenting to be deprived of both the emotion and the individual that is loved. Love in its rawest element is a truly metaphysical emotion, but we no longer live amongst raw elements. With the complexity of society, the emergence of religion, politics, capitalism and the general status quo, love is tested immediately and often.

If presented in a vacuum love would survive infinitely. With only the two beings engulfed in it having influence over it, love would thrive. Without distraction love is the single most powerful force in the universe, so how does it get so easily swept aside by outside forces that pale in comparison?

Many believe that time is a factor in the degradation of love. Time is no doubt a formidable force, it has amazing power to heal souls and transform beliefs, both of which are nothing short of magical. Time, however, has a constant companion. Society. Accompanying time throughout is the presence of people, technology, expectations, pressure and the general weight of existing in such a complex modern world. If there were a way to strip all of these outside influences from the passage of time, one thing would remain, love.

There is proof of this everywhere. Two beings separated unwillingly at a time of unequivocal love but reunited later in life will always immediately feel the core strength of their love with equal fervor. It may degrade quickly thereafter, but only if burdened with expectations derived from the influence of their experiences. Expectations born of outside sociological factors.

In these times we live in, more than half of the intended lifelong relationships end up in shambles. This is because we have replaced an uncontrollable metaphysical force with a sociological manipulation of emotions in order to falsely believe we are in firm control of our destinies. This need to control our destinies and live up to the expectations imposed on us from birth has inadvertently and ironically left us destined to fail.

Let us re-educate ourselves in our beliefs and grab hold of love in its purest form. Let us face our fears and not take the easy way out. Let us not fight the inherent power of true love and hold it so dear that no force can alter it and we will surely live fulfilled.

We have a choice in our lives, we can either hold out for true metaphysical love and yield to our fate or we can settle with less and seal it.

Keep it real 02536 - t.g.