The latest episode of Satyamev Jayate got me thinking about the basic definition of love. What provokes a couple to elope? Is it really love or is it simply a desire to spend the rest of their life together?
Everybody in the episode was quoting Ghalib "Ishq kiya nahi jaata, ho jata hain". I completely agree but I wish I had a chance to ask them just one question: "Ishq ka anjaam shaadi hi ho, yeh kis ghalib ne kaha hai"
Is it not possible to love someone, not spend the rest of your life with them and still be happy? Does love really need physical presence? If out-of-sight is out-of-mind is it true love?
And then come hurling more questions! Is it impossible to love two people at the same time? Would it be wrong if you loved your spouse and also loved another person? We love our parents, our siblings, our friends and many others who play an important part in our life. I concede that the love we feel for our spouse is not the same kind of love that we have for everyone, but each one of them holds a special place in our heart. Similarly, can you not hold a special place in your heart for just one more person?
Hurting the people who cared for us and loved us for atleast 25 years, risking ones life and running away...is this what love really warrants?
P.S. A few thoughts by Paulo Coelho on the same subject http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2012/06/05/the-accommodating-point-2/
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