Someone for everyone
The other day I was posed the question of whether I believe in soul mates. I answered yes, and the guy asking me then asked what would happen if two people were soul mates and lived on other sides of the world.
"Well," I said, "their paths would eventually cross, and they'd just have to meet."
I couldn't explain why I believed in soul mates, so we left it at that. But after a few days, this is what I think: There is one person in this world who is meant for you. That person is your soul mate. The two of you are intrinsically connected and complete each other. The sun shines a little brighter when that person is around, and you would do anything for that person.
Finding your soul mate is not always easy. Some people may go for years dating and perhaps even marrying other people. Some people stay married to someone who is not their soul mate. Others may never find their soul mate at all. But the moral of the story is that you have to keep trying. You have to believe that there is that one someone who is perfect for you in every way, and if you look hard enough, you will find that person. In a nutshell, I believe in soul mates out of necessity. If I don't believe in them, there's really no point in flirting, dating, relationships or any of this song and dance that we do on a daily basis. If you're meant to be together, you will be. It's as simple as that.
One of my favorite quotes is: "Everything will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end." I don't know who said it/wrote it, but it keeps me happy.
What do you think? Do you believe in soul mates or am I completely off my rocker?
"Well," I said, "their paths would eventually cross, and they'd just have to meet."
I couldn't explain why I believed in soul mates, so we left it at that. But after a few days, this is what I think: There is one person in this world who is meant for you. That person is your soul mate. The two of you are intrinsically connected and complete each other. The sun shines a little brighter when that person is around, and you would do anything for that person.
Finding your soul mate is not always easy. Some people may go for years dating and perhaps even marrying other people. Some people stay married to someone who is not their soul mate. Others may never find their soul mate at all. But the moral of the story is that you have to keep trying. You have to believe that there is that one someone who is perfect for you in every way, and if you look hard enough, you will find that person. In a nutshell, I believe in soul mates out of necessity. If I don't believe in them, there's really no point in flirting, dating, relationships or any of this song and dance that we do on a daily basis. If you're meant to be together, you will be. It's as simple as that.
One of my favorite quotes is: "Everything will be OK in the end. If it's not OK, it's not the end." I don't know who said it/wrote it, but it keeps me happy.
What do you think? Do you believe in soul mates or am I completely off my rocker?
posted by Anonymous at 10:31 AM
4 Comments:
I read a book that said you're never supposed to be with your soulmate forever.
A soulmate's purpose, according to the book, is to be a sort of "mirror" and show you all of the things -good and bad - that make you, you.
If you were to stay with that person forever, you would eventually grow exhausted by self examination.
I like this idea, because It means that we have control over who are meant to be with.
The idea of a "soulmate" is a marketing ploy to sell diamonds and online dating subscriptions.
You take whoever comes along with the fewest idiosyncracies that irritate you or you continue looking for someone that just doesn't exist.
Well, considering how often my phone calls begin with "so I just met my soulmate today..." I probably am not a good judge of soulmate worthiness. I'm pretty sure I have one somewhere, but he's probably already given up on finding me. Till he realizes his mistake, I'll just hope to get a date with anything male that breathes.
But yes, I do believe out of necessity. It gives us a reason to search... What hope is there without the belief that someone is perfect?
I met my soul mate and we were married for 48 years before she passed away.
Does that mean that there will never be a second soul mate for me?
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