so i would normally write this down in my journal, but i want feedback
my greek professor was talking about something that really hit home. he was talking about eros (unrequitted lust, not a flimsy cupid with a bow and arrow). in Hesiod's Theogony, eros is one of the original cosmogonic forces and precedes even the olympian gods. zeus et alii are subject to eros, for its a force much greater than they are
when a human being has to bear the weight of eros, it becomes crippling. eros has to be transferred to other passions, but in its raw form it is too much for a human to handle.
and i can totally relate to that. sometimes i get so overwhelmed in just wanting a guy, im just attracted to anything male. but having heard my professor speak of this, alot has come into perspective.
so...after the lust and the burning passion is gone, what is there? love? desire? true passions? and then, when i'm still alone, with no one to hold, no one to call mine, what then?
i keep hearing "you'll find someone", "you'll find it when you least expect it", i want to kill myself. how can i go on without being partially optimistic, partially hopefully? and im always on the look, always expecting. so does that mean im destined to be in solitude forever? while everyone has relationships lasting years, has flings here and there, has whatever they can get, i cant even meet guys as friends. i feel like while time goes on, everyone is pairing up and im the single remainder of the human race.
ive thought of taking my life through and through. i know its not the solution. but i cant help thinking there's no point in life without love. its what makes us human. and to be denied of what makes me human, i feel like im not living.
as Queen says, "Just one year of love is better than a lifetime alone"
November 5 2005, 13:51:35 UTC 6 years ago
I know I don't know you very well, but I read your entry, and I just had to write something. You're right, life without love isn't worth it, but I doubt there are very many people who live their lives without ever loving someone, and being loved in return. And I'm not just talking about romantic love; there's the love of friends and family. And I know that doesn't seem to help when that's not what you're looking for and the only thing that seems missing from your life (and that everyone else has) is someone special. But trust me, you're not the only one who isn't paired up. The cynic in me won't let me tell you that of course you'll meet someone someday, I'm not a fortune teller, I can't see the future. But honestly, you're a great guy (and I'm not just saying that) and if I had to bet on it, my bet would be on you finding someone. And the whole being hopeful, well, I'm afraid that's just part of the human condition. I mean, what was the one thing left in Pandora's box after she let all the bad things out into the world? Hope. You can't help being hopeful, even when it makes no sense to be, the world just wouldn't be bearable without it. And while I know sometimes it makes it even harder, sets you up for heartache and pain, if you think about it, what would life be like without hope? Sometimes it is the only thing we have, and I think there's a reason we're so hopeful - because there are only rare instances when there's not a possibility that what we're hoping for will happen. Sorry, this was a lot longer than I intended, but I had to write something, because honestly, I think most people feel this way, probably more often then any of us thinks, I mean, I know I have. So for what it's worth, know you're not the only one.