I was in my Spanish class a few weeks ago and we were reading a Spanish 2 book, and one of my fellow classmates made this comment," Man, I don't understand this book in Spanish and I wouldn't get it in English." He wouldn’t get it in English? I thought about it for quite some time, thinking that his comment was just ridiculous! But I came to realization and could argue that there have been moments in my life where I could relate. It’s interesting to know how “generally confused” we as people can be even to the simplest things.
For example when it comes to dating we are just puzzled at what to do. And you would think it would come naturally to us about knowing how to love a person because it’s human nature right? Then why do so many people become so generally confused about it? It’s a subject that everyone at one point will endure. I like him but how do I go about it? She’s mad at me but what did I do? I want to be with him but it’s complicated? These are just some scenarios that I have heard from people when they have been confused. Dating is like trying to look outside and enjoy the landscape of your garden but the sudden arrival of a fog leaves you to second guess what’s actually in front of you. Loving may have been something that we have been grown to know and no matter how old you are, how well practiced you are at it, it’s a subject that leaves everyone “generally confused” including me. We have people telling us what to do, you hear about dating incidents on TV and magazines, and then there’s your conscious telling you what to do, it’s like a never ending cycle of confusion. It leaves you to wonder, “What am I to do?”
Or sometimes dating isn’t confusing from the start. You and your special person have it down, know precisely how to handle it. You know exactly how deeply in love you are with one another and there’s truly nothing confusing about it. But time goes on, and you become accustomed to each other. You become almost like a routine to one another. And the everyday thing just causes you to feel differently towards each other. And then what? You’re left trying to figure out how to replenish your flame. It’s a confusing time, because being that we’re humans, we like to be reminded every once in a while why we loved you in the first place. And when your partner fails to show you, you take it to heart, and as a result from time to time, people leave from the relationship. Ending commitments of years of hard work, dedication, devotion, and longtime memories.
So why does dating leave people so “generally confused” I honestly couldn’t tell you. The answers could vary from nothing to everything. And although “love” isn’t the only thing that leaves us “generally confused” it’s one of the big ones. But I like to think that God caused things to be confusing because we were meant to spend time thinking about it, breaking it down and solve it to its absolute pieces. Yes, I agree it’s such an uncomfortable stage to be in but one way or another, we will find our answers and if we never do? Well it’s more meaningful knowing that at least we gave it a shot, put in our efforts, than leaving the confusion unattended. Always wondering what if???
Karen what you say left me to think and ponder these issues. I really enjoyed reading your blog! The analogies you make are so good! My favorite is "Dating is like trying to look outside and enjoy the landscape of your garden but the sudden arrival of a fog leaves you to second guess what’s actually in front of you."
ReplyDeleteI think it is a great observation when you said that God caused things to be confusing so that we look at them and try to break down the ideas. That makes so much sense to me and I think that it is true. Confusion can bring us a new view on things and it can help us to understand other things even more!
Thank you for your post!