THE LOVE MECHANISM
By Karan Magnani
Blog – PoeticLife
There was this time when my teenage-self found the idea of love quite fascinating. Curiosity took over my senses and I let love take over my heart.
I fell in love with people. Well, not exactly people; I fell in love with faces and ideas.
I loved, I dreamt, I got my heart broken and I picked up the pieces and readied myself for another such cycle.
But naíve as I was, I failed to realise that the more times my heart broke, the more my trust in myself wavered.
Gradually, I began hating and pitying the person who looked back at me from inside the mirror.
As I grew up, I learnt to keep my feelings reserved. I grew and my wounds healed.
I spent more time thinking about myself than thinking about what others think about me.
And thus, I slowly began falling in love with the person who looked back at me from inside the mirror.
That was when I realised that the more I loved and respected myself, the more I found myself looking for someone who actually deserved to be loved by me, rather than giving my heart away to any random stranger who happened to throw a smile at me.
After all, I wasn’t a beggar expecting people to throw coppers in my bowl. I was a human who expected to be loved the way I loved someone.
And that was when I learnt the mechanism of love.
It’s quite simple, really.
Love doesn’t start with other people,
It starts with the one you see in the mirror.
~K@
Love & Regards,
Karan Magnani
Blog – kammy1431.wordpress.com
Thank You Pradita for accepting my post as a one of the Guest Posts on your Blog…😊😊❤
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Pleasure’s all mine Karan 🙂
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Thanks again 😊😊…
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Welcome 🙂
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That was simply wow!
True isn’t it. We don’t like the face we see in the mirror and yet we go out, looking for love elsewhere. That’s why they say, Love begins with self and self begins with you. ☺
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True that, mate!
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Thank you 😊😁
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You’re welcome 😀
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😊❤
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Thanks for sharing this beautiful post !
Actually it seems like my story in other one’s words
👏👏👏
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In today’s world it’s not just you or me but it seems that this is almost everyone’s story… Thanks for appreciating the post… Much love…😊❤
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Bro thanks you for this simple meaningful post !
You have great sense 🙏🙏🙏
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You’re welcome anytime and again…😊❤
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❤❤
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😊😊
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You’re welcome. I’m glad you conveyed it to the writer too. 😊
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This post is so realistic..easily reliable..
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Yep. He’s explained it very very well.
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Well, this is a simple concept. But the thing is, we don’t always keep this ‘simple’ thing in mind. Thank you for reminding us the importance of loving ourselves. Great post. 👏
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Thanks 😊
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