The Black Urban Times
Love grows by giving. The love we give away is the only love we keep. The only way to retain love is to give it away. ~ Elbert Hubbard
These days I seldom listen to the radio with its repetitive playlists
and monotonous radio personalities. However there is one artist that
continues to capture my admiration with her passionate lyrics and
Alicia Keys ballad "Unthinkable", boldly expresses the
sincerity and excitement of a woman who is deeply in love and
willing to take the steps necessary in fulfilling her true happiness
void of apprehension. It is my intent to delve deeper into the
melancholy associated with love and produce a understanding of
its core dynamics and why most may feel that true love is elusive
in their personal relationships. Most often we find ourselves
emotionally barren attempting to dissect the corpse of a relationship
that has ultimately cast doubt on love's validity and the
components that it takes to sustain it.
We human beings are selfish by nature and usually spend a majority of our lives attempting to manipulate, control, and gauge suitable mates according to our needs by neglecting other peoples. The question is how we are able to receive the love that we so-called long for by creating these obstacles that will ultimately divide us? Love is both an action and feeling that matures over time and is misinterpreted when we don't receive the results we are expecting. We allow ourselves to put limitations on love by creating illusions of grandeur that has nothing to do with the essence of what love truly is and have the potentiality to become. Do we ever take the time out to actually "like" someone before we are so anxious to co-habit and run for the nearest altar?
The moment we stop putting stipulations on love, the moment we will be able to appreciate its tremendous healing powers from regret, despair, and emptiness. Loving ourselves is a task we look for others to fulfill and we must be vigilant in determining our own self-worth and refrain from unhealthy relationships that depreciate our value. It is an awareness that cannot and should not be compromised for the instant gratification of gaudy baubles, designer couture, and extravagant getaways. Placing value on such things creates the spurious environment that is doomed for reverberation, unless we subconsciously vie for its presence in our lives.
Love is a process and a journey to explore all of life's
infinite possibilities and it is the virtue that brings forth the best
in us and never for the worse. The word "submission" has been
mistranslated in today's relationships and marriages as a sign of
weakness or servitude, neglecting the covenant (agreement) between
man,woman and God needed to solidify a unification of mind, body, and
spirit. We must rid ourselves of such primitive thinking in order to
experience the inviolable presence it has in our everyday lives and the
people with whom we share it with. Quite often people who are
physically beautiful, and play on their beauty to create a sexually
charged response usually possess little power in the end as beauty fades
with time as inner beauty requires immediate precedence.
I feel that the ambiguity of Alicia Keys song resonates with many people that can relate to the emancipation of its lyrics and innate desire to replicate the love and happiness we all secretly wish to share. Something is telling me that Alicia is more than just a pretty face and if beauty does decide to fade over time, I strongly feel that in her personal relationship she will have more to sustain her through love's constant challenges and the courage it takes to embrace its endless possibilities....... "I'm Ready, Are You?"
"Source"
Krusher K ronkite
The Love Guru
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