Words

Have you ever said a word over and over again 15 times in a row and that word starts to lose it's meaning? Try it, pick any random word and say it out loud over and over again. The word starts to sound weird after a while doesn't it? I think this same concept really applies to words that are said when you're in a relationship. Not just a romantic relationship, but also friendship. When in a relationship, there are certain special words that when said too much, can start to lose their meaning. Those words become progressively less and less special. Take the simple phrase "I miss you." If someone told you multiple times a day how much they missed you, it starts to lose it's meaning. Hearing something every once in a while really makes you believe that the person does miss you, as opposed to them saying it every other minute. Then you start to think does this person really miss me, or are they just saying it because they think they have to?

I think the same thing applies to objects such as presents, flowers, etc. Take flowers for example, if you got a bouquet of flowers every day from someone, how special would you think that is after a while? True, flowers are pretty don't get me wrong, I absolutely love them, but aren't they meant to be a symbol of affection and love? Every once in a while flowers are such a great gift to receive but in my opinion I think they are meant for special occasions when the time is right. I can find happiness in the smallest of gestures and it doesn't take much, but I think what really makes me happy are those little surprises, those random text messages, and the occasional "I miss you." It's a real shame when things you thought were beautiful in the past start to lose their meaning because they're thrown around like it's nothing.

Opinionated entry, I know, but I think life is best lived spontaneously and when everything is planned out or things are done because you think you have to, those things start to lose meaning. Just a thought for this sunny Sunday. Enjoy :)

"We built a tall, tall tower towards the sun, towards the sun

took some words and built a wall, and called it love, called it love

 And somewhere in all the talking the meaning faded out
Oh I wonder when did it all stop making sense
I don't understand, cause I remember we were so sure, so innocent

Oh but that was then, can we ever go back again?
You're speaking a dead, dead language, you don't sound like yourself
I hope it's just lost in translation, why don't you show, don't try to tell"

- Joy Williams