Happily Ever After
These words mean a huge amount or the entire worlds to some and to some it totally it is totally meaningless. Some dismiss these words of as mere fantasy. Some hold them fast as dreams that drive them to live.
It never dawned upon these tiny brain of mine that I would sit down here, in tears writing to you about these three words that had brought me shambles. It will also surprise you or maybe shock you what inspired me to think through these three profound words. It was the movie ‘Ever After’ starring the young Drew Barrymore looking lovely.
I was crying so much that I am ashamed to talk about it. I realized that all of us actually have this longing for a Happily Ever After. I denied that. I’m a hopeless romantic meaning hopeless at being romantic. Romance was something I criticized for as long as I can remember. If you had a post earlier on talking about love. I am still a firm believer that movies, music and many other things have distorted what real love is. That being said it would also seem I have lost faith in love itself without realizing.
I must admit I don’t know how this happened as I claimed to understand what love is (not the full extent) but I have experienced it myself. I don’t know how losing the person you love with all your heart can make you turn so bitter and hurt but it did. I couldn’t love anyone even myself. That’s how I felt.
Seeing this show and about how love is so simple and beautiful, I am reminded once again that it’s not because of who I am, but because of what You’ve done, not because what I’ve done, but because of who You are. I am in love all over again. In love with the ONE that has never ever let me go.
I have this romantic dream now of loving my future partner as much as I have felt loved by the ONE who set me free.
My dearest Miracle is proof that dreams do come true. She is a pure example of romantic dreams and wishful thinking. Sometimes if you think about it, how amazing is this gift of life? Although somehow I still don’t know how I ended up as her God-father. I know I will never be able to stop loving her. Oh, Just imagine how much more God loves me! Mike care to fill me in on this?
Come to think of it, God is so romantic. And I’m looking forward to this happily ever after with Him. Thats all I can long for right now. Though in my heart I pray I will find someone to love as well.
I want to be a prince charming.
I want to be a knight in shining armor.
I want to rescue my maiden off her feet.
I want to be all she dreams of
I want to sing her a love song
Make her world bright.
If only it was so easy to make things to ensure our ever afters. But the best that I can ensure that I will love her with all of my heart. I now understand why God had chose marriage to signify His relationship with the church. Pretty amazing. Pretty romantic. I’m sure if we strive through these hard times together, we’ll have our haplily ever afters someday, someday. Its just one lifetime for the next eternity.
This is written for all my friends who have fallen into love and out of love. Remember your first love. In it you’ll find the strength to go through anything come what may, come what may.
it is so easy to be on cloud nine but as long as we still belong on earth we will be disappointed, hurt by those closest to us and at times the healing is like taking forever…i agree leon. that we must remember our first love, the One who accepts us as we are.
Leon said:
It is not easy la to be on cloud nine….. not for me at least. The happiest moments in my life also became the most painful moments in my life now. But I certainly dream of having those happy moments that will last this whole lifetime.
Hey..you wrote yr blog so well i’m speechless now…in the sense that I never saw things that way either …and yes i agree that we should always remeber our first love,the One who accepts us as we are. I agree that love is painful if I may say but being patient and waiting for our ever afters that will come one day is worth.
Leon said:
I can’t believe I made you speechless. Why? Thanks for your kind words
happily-yes, ever after-i doubt. These few words seem very fairy tale to me now. After a recent fall in a relationship (which i believe you know the details), i have lost the trust and hope in happily ever after kinda love. It certainly takes some time to heal the hurt. I know it’s easier said than done to let go and move on. But well, believe that God will always open another door to every closed one. You gotta allow yourself to find those opened doors~ Having said all that, i know it’s still not easy. But thanks for reminding the one and only love that never fails, the everlasting love from The One.
Leon said:
Yes sister, I feel the same. But we are living in a fairy tale you know. Salvation for free….God dying for us. Seems unreal isn’t it? But it is the truth. And therefore I believe in a happily ever after. You will have one too right?
After so much of struggle.. so much of happening.. finally finished reading most of your blog. Still a lot to go! Haha.. you really did write a lot. So interesting as in fairy-tales – “happily-ever-after”. I though i’m having that kind of dreams too till i found out that was just a “real” dream. Sigh. First love is never easy to forget as you said though. Glad you’ve made it! Nothing much could do after so many happening except for waiting… Haha..
Leon said:
God knows best….I am also trusting Him for now
Well written… I think I like your blog… Would add you to my blogroll, you wouldnt mind right?
Leon said:
I’m honored you would want to add me. Thank you. I added you too!
reading your post reminded me of john eldredge’s books ‘waking the dead’ and ‘wild at heart’ – you might want to check them out. eldredge points out that the longing to be involved in a Sacred Romance, swept up in a great epic, is placed in a man’s heart by God Himself to draw all men towards Him. ‘wild at heart’ talks about how God placed precisely that desire to rescue and romance the beauty in men’s hearts, to reflect the Pursuer-heart of God Himself. (the grace bookstore has eldredge’s latest book, but i think these two are out of stock cos they’re older titles).
Leon said:
Very interesting. I will look those books up. Romance. I’m day-dreaming. Sacred Romance…..wow nice…..