Elonmanthoughts

  This is perhaps the subject I am the most clueless about, but I have to salvage what little I can. Love. When I think of love objectively, a few examples come to mind. David and Jonathan. Romeo and Juliet. Mother and child. Brothers and sisters. George and Lennie from  Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck. But even then, I realize that I don’t know  half  of it. Let me start with  romantic love , because that’s where our minds race when we hear the word — and it’s also where we are the most clueless. If my ex-lovers’ opinions are anything to go by, I am a  terrible  lover, and to this day, I don’t know if I’ve ever truly been in love. Napoleon once said,  “The ivy clings to the first tree it meets. This, in a few words, is the story of love.” In my understanding,  ivy is a climbing plant  that depends on strong trees for support and survival. But it doesn’t  choose  the best tree — it just clings to the  first  o...

  As a man or a woman, you should always take your time when it comes to big decisions. That is one thing I was never good at. But you see, I had no choice — I had to learn or perish. I was the reckless type, making lifetime decisions in split seconds, and I have to tell you, I’m still paying for that nasty behavior even now. My siblings are my greatest support system. Note that I haven’t mentioned my parents, though it doesn’t make much difference to me — after all, parents are the source, and children are the springs that get their water from the source. In a way, the water from the source and the springs taste alike. The kind of friends a man hangs out with, the things he spends his time fantasizing about, where he lives, the clothes he wears, the films he watches, the books he reads, the music he listens to, the kind of woman that fascinates him, what he does for a living, what he does for a hobby, how he views the world, how he reacts to suffering, how he carries himself in sh...

  Of all suffering, it is in our minds that we suffer the most. It’s safe to say that once you conquer your mind, you conquer life itself. How? Nature. Nature is the great healer that wipes the slate clean, reminding us that nothing is ever that serious. Life shoves its importance down our throats every waking moment, and if we live long enough, we lose touch with what is real and what is not. Let’s take a trip down memory lane. Can you remember the first time you saw a car? No? How about the first time you saw a horse? Or a lion? You were probably a child then. But if you’re anything like me, I remember the exact emotions I had the first time I saw a lion — the smell of the air, the atmosphere of that day, the clothes I wore. Most importantly, I remember the overwhelming sense of wonder that engulfed me for weeks afterward. We all have our  lions  — those moments of nature that stay with us, igniting curiosity and activating all our senses. As children, the world was new...

So, that happened… You chose to topple yourself to the other side of the fence. I am lost for words, my heart bleeds for the loss of such a great woman, and I feel like I’m drowning in a sea, and I’m not sure if I should swim or just let nature take its course. Is that what you thought I would say? Darling, I have news for you. First of all, I have never really asked, can you even read? I mean I’m here using the simplest English that I can salvage from my elementary education, but it’s still too much for you, isn’t it, princess? I am guilty, of so many crimes. Let us unpack one by one. You remember how I used to say that you have really long sexy legs? Well, they’re twigs, and the only man who would be enticed by them is a drunk man at 3am who hasn’t had sex for three years and three months, and three weeks. Take note of the numbers, because that’s where your luck is. God! I compared your beauty to our Milky Way galaxy! I am literally shaking, because I have sinned, I have lied, God ha...