Its either you love, or you don’t.
“…Grandma, what does love feels like?”
My grandmother took a very long breath. However, I could tell that she was not thinking. She was preparing for a very long chat. “Easy. Tell me, two hours ago, who were you thinking of?”
I thought back. “Jacky.”
“Who are you thinking of now?”
“Jacky.”
“And if you’re still thinking of him two hours later, you’re in love. Gwan, love is a simple thing. It’s either you love, or you don’t. You can try everything, almost everything to prevent yourself from loving, but it all boils down to this: Either you love, or you don’t.”
I pondered on her words.
“Doesn’t matter how long the love lasts. You’ll be contented once you know you were in love before. Have I told you about the magnet theory?”
I shook my head.
“You’re like the North Pole of a magnet bar, and Jacky is also like the North Pole of a magnet bar. There’s no way for both of you to be close together. There’s a force that’ll always push you both apart. This force is called the obstacle, like interest differences, communication problems and etc.
“However, if you put a metal bar in between, both you magnets will stick to it. And you’ll be close to each other. That metal bar dissolves the force that psuhes both of you away. And that metal bar is what we called love.”
Extract from the book I believe you
by Low Kay Hwa
All Rights Reserved.
Singapore : www.i-believe-you.com, 2005.
Call Number: Y SING LOW
Extract contributed by Iain Tan
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