Isn't It Funny
Isn't it funny how the words "I love you" spoken from the right person can mean the world to you? My mom just came into my room to say goodbye before she went to work because I'm going to Waldamier today. With my music on, I could barely hear her. She said something along the lines of "Bye. Have fun. See you later. I love you." My response was, "what?" I didn't hear the last part. "I love you." "Oh, I love you, too." I can't remember the point in my life where my mom saying "I love you" became an annoyance to me. It's been quite some time, if I can remember. I don't know if it's because a lot of the time she says it to me like I'm still a child, or if it's just that I fee like I'm grown up enough that I don't need to hear her say it anymore. But imagine if I didn't make it back today. What if we were in a car accident, and I died? Then I guess I wish I would've liked to have said it back to her like I wasn't annoyed. It's so funny that the words mean something different from each person they come from.
Now if I heard the words, "I love you" from the person that I'm in love with, it would mean something entirely different. It would make my heart soar. It would immediately make me smile, make me want to say back as fast as I could, "I love you too," and mean it from the bottom of my heart. I would say it like that, and I wouldn't be bored when I did. I don't know. Maybe it's because after all these years, I know my mom loves me, and I don't need to hear it anymore. It's sort of implied. But when you want that love from someone else, it is uncertain if they feel the same way. Every time you hear it, it's like a little present. Even in that situation, though, down the line, the words "I love you" are going to become trite too. If I could have one wish, it would be that complacency in a relationship is never reached for me. I want the words "I love you" to mean just as much as the first time I heard them from that person. I guess life is like that. Everything becomes common place over time, just like new technology becomes a utility in the end.
Love is a utility. In it's different forms, it is what makes life interesting. It's what makes us get up in the morning. It's what makes us want to make something of ourselves; to provide for our families, to show someone what we're worth. Love is what makes us take a leap of faith. When you're not certain of what looms over the edge, love is the courage that lets us take the jump.
Now if I heard the words, "I love you" from the person that I'm in love with, it would mean something entirely different. It would make my heart soar. It would immediately make me smile, make me want to say back as fast as I could, "I love you too," and mean it from the bottom of my heart. I would say it like that, and I wouldn't be bored when I did. I don't know. Maybe it's because after all these years, I know my mom loves me, and I don't need to hear it anymore. It's sort of implied. But when you want that love from someone else, it is uncertain if they feel the same way. Every time you hear it, it's like a little present. Even in that situation, though, down the line, the words "I love you" are going to become trite too. If I could have one wish, it would be that complacency in a relationship is never reached for me. I want the words "I love you" to mean just as much as the first time I heard them from that person. I guess life is like that. Everything becomes common place over time, just like new technology becomes a utility in the end.
Love is a utility. In it's different forms, it is what makes life interesting. It's what makes us get up in the morning. It's what makes us want to make something of ourselves; to provide for our families, to show someone what we're worth. Love is what makes us take a leap of faith. When you're not certain of what looms over the edge, love is the courage that lets us take the jump.