“Earth… It’s a family of love formed by the bombardment of many small objects that have been attracted to each other due to its gravity a.k.a love… They got bonded and never left… Until one day, an external force as a planet attacked earth separating a part of earth as MOON. Since then the moon has always been away from its love…… That force which is keeping the earth together, or that invisible painful force between the moon and earth is what I call love… Love is a force… just like gravity” I said addressing the people sitting in front of me. “It’s a highest state of human emotion comprised mostly of acute pain.”
“What? Gravity and pain?” They asked. “Can you… ?”
“Elaborate? Sure…” I said. “But before that, I have a question for you all.
There was a peaceful silence except the whistling of the ice cold air.
“Temme how does it feel being away from the person you love for a long time? You maybe a mother being away from your child or a child being away from your mother… You maybe a wife or a husband, a sister or a brother, a girlfriend or a boyfriend… Temme how does it feel being away from them?”
“Hmm… Painful…” They uttered. ..
“Exactly… Whether you accept it or not… Hmmm… LOVE IS A VIRUS… that, neither you would recognize, nor you would want to… It drops us into a zone of highest possible pain, that we never felt before. It’s a force similar to the gravitational pull of a black hole whose attraction pulls in, but never lets out. A Rubicon, A one way road to the slow death by a higher degree of misery. Retreating or recovering completely from such a virus is next to impossible… Hmmm… You know what? A person in love always holds a greater possibility of falling into the trap of depression.” I said.
“That’s true!!” Everyone muttered at a time.
“Keep loving a person and you keep on accumulating huge units of pain within you…” I continued. “The greater the time you hold your pain, the greater is the amount of love you hold towards someone.”
“What is an antidote for such an unrecognisable virus? How can we find a relief from such a deadly pain?” The way they asked was a proof of being victims.
“To our surprise, the antidote production unit is right within us, inside a small section of our brain. That antidote is called ‘Oxytocin’, usually known as the love hormone or the cuddle chemical which plays a ‘most significant role in the human behavior including sexual arousal, anxiety, trust, recognition, mother-child bonding’. Remember, it’s not a LUST hormone, but a LOVE hormone!! But just like a bullet within a gun needs a trigger, the Oxytocin within us needs a trigger too. Without being triggered, the chemical is neither produced nor released.” I spoke holding profound misery within me.
“Hence, just like the captain of the Dutchman’s heart is not with him but with his love, Calypso…” A person among the group said.
“similarly the cure or the trigger is not in our hands but with the person whom we love.” I added. “A warm hug, a lovely kiss, a caring talk, holding hands, constant presence, assurance of the relation, sex etc are the various antidote triggers which work only when triggered by the person who holds our love. Different persons choose different triggers according to the situation… Lovers may use sex, while a mother may use an embrace. A friend may use a caring talk while a sister may use a lovely kiss on a forehead. It changes with the situation… These antidotes fight against the virus, venting out tiny amounts of thick pain that we have been holding and accumulating inside by the passing of every moment thinking about them, without them around…”
Everyone were left in their thoughts.
“That moment of release of pain is when we experience the intense pleasure of love of loving someone…” I continued. “We feel a heavenly pleasure here, because we felt a hell like pain earlier… It’s like thirst and water. The thirst is the pain. The more the thirst, the more the pleasure we get when we drink the water… Isn’t it? Even a tiniest drop of water relives such a great amount of pain… Just like a small hug or a kiss filled of love relieves us from the strong pain…”
“Now take a moment to memorize, not that person whom you love, but that important person who loved you so much like he/she has never loved anyone before, but you failed in providing the trigger to the antidotes for their pain.” I said.
“One year? That’s fine… Two years? That’s fine… Three? Maybe not fine… Four? Definitely not fine… Five? Six? Seven? Eight?….. Try to imagine how much agony he/she has been holding inside since such a long time, yet still loves you…. Hmmm… With such an amount of love they become our family… because only a family (may it be a mother, father or siblings) can bear such an intense misery for their love towards each other… It requires a lot of sacrifice which we do without a second thought… True… We may have our reasons for denying the trigger… feeling uncomfortable, surrendering for the society, feeling shy, feeling unnecessary… Whatever might be the notions… Reasons never turn the time back to provide us a chance to alter a choice…” I spoke in profound emotion.
“People in love can make each other happy only through this magic chemical called oxytocin. By being together whenever required, by the simple actions of love that triggers it. Love has to be mutual right from the quality to the quantity… from the actions of love to the reactions. If not they fall into the trap of misery. I don’t think we can punish someone with such an intense pain for just holding an acute care and love upon us… Those people are to be cherished… They have to be relieved from the profound pain.” I said.
“Being inspired from the two great love stories…” I continued. “One of mine and the other of Earth and moon, I’ll never neglect the ones who love me… If I want to feel the epitome of love, I don’t turn my eyes UP for the Taj anymore, instead I look DOWN at the Earth which teaches me a better form and definition of love… If I want to feel the epitome of pain, I don’t look DOWN into the book of Romeo & Juliet anymore, instead I look UP at the moon. A moon which was separated from its love before billions of years and yet never Leaves the Earth but still revolves around it, waiting for that one moment of acceptance… waiting for that warm hug to neutralize its pain, Craving for an antidote…
—-Exploracer
This is just a part of my future novel by the title ‘THE GREEK GUY & THE LATIN LADY”
Omg wow is the word !! π
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It’s such a unique and interesting way of conveying what love is.. amazing keep it upππ
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The comparison of love with earth and moon is super… In love with the lines ”
“A moon which was separated from its love before billions of years and yet never Leaves the Earth but still revolves around it”.
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Now did I realise dat I didn’t trigger my oxytocin yet thanks for letting me know as always ur thoughts make me realize my loop holes it wud be a great buk If u release ur book as soon as possible
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Now its high time to trigger the magical chemical ur thoughts are unique and refreshing thanks for sharing dem and ur buk will be a massive hit if released
All the very best ur well wisher
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comparing love with moon and earth. Lovely ππ»π
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Loved the way youβve explained what love isβ¦ someone whoβs been will only be able to explain and realise itβs a pain which is so beautiful!!
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Its a beautifulβ way of telling abt love just keep it up with d good work ππ
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So, u mean love is pain..!!
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“If I want to feel the epitome of love, I donβt turn my eyes UP for the Taj anymore, instead I look DOWN at the Earth which teaches me a better form and definition of loveβ¦ ” ππΌ
Now i got many lines to impress my crush with my proposal.. Thanks to You..
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Lol… Have fun… @ramgopal
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Awesome comparison between πππ…. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. Even for love there is happy and PAIN …. π
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Hello Nik, you will never fail to amuse me with your writings, ofcourse you will never fail to amuse everyone.. just loved it… Took back to the past where I could actually relate to few people in my life… Thank you for that… All the best.. keep going…
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Awesome mite…ur unbelievable…u just made my day…one person like you can inspire many youth who are feeling sad because of wrong person…seriously ur awesome…keep rocking in you way…will be waiting for your novel
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Looking forward to read the entire novel.. Do not disappoint me..π
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Haha… I wont ra kaushik… Coz i know the consequences of dissapointing you… π
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An eloquent thought on the paradox called love, that kills to live. For some itβs a dependence and for others a liberation. Be it the magnetic love of gravity between celestial bodies or the chemical romance of the biology, this virus gives and takes at the same time. Lovely piece dear nikhil, I do find it extremely intriguing and an amusing read. Well done!! πLove you brother π
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Ua comment truly added a flavor of great aroma!! Thanks a ton brother… π
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You write so welll…fond of reading your articles….. God bless.
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Thank you so much priyanka… π blessed by ua comment…
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Finally got down to reading this. Very interesting. Good job!!
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Read it yet again !! Canβt get enough of this !! π Your words are magical !! π
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Truly amazing π
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