Love and drinking

This I’v actually posted elsewhere, but I think its appropiate as a blog entry: 

 

But I think these past few months have brought a realization to me that is worth sharing with people.  And that is this: being in love is like being drunk. 

No, not because you lose your reason.  Thats true, but its not what I’m going for.  Rather it’s this: being in love is one of the best feelings you can possibly have.  In fact I’ll go so far to say that there is nothing better than being with someone you love and who loves you.  Just like being drunk can be a great feeling, lots of fun. 

But just like waking up the morning after getting your drink on can be extremely painful.  So too, can losing the one you love, either because you cant be together, or they dont want to, or whatever, is one of the most miserable feelings one can feel. 

Of course both the pleasure and pain love can bring are far worse than anything even the best(or worst) alchocal can give, and can last far long.  In fact both the pleasures and pain of love can potentally last a lifetime(of course alchocal can also bring lifelong pain, but I’m thinking here only of the immidate effects, ie hangovers, not necessarly the long term consequences of drinking way too much).  But they still have this in common: they are great while they last, painfull after they end.  And while your under their influence you can at least pretend that this happiness and good time will last forever. 

And they also have this in common.  In the end the pain they bring is deemed to be worth it for the good times that you had while under their influence.  Indeed the saying “It’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all” captures this sentiment perfectly. 

This is just some thoughts I’v had as I have come through a particularly painfull break-up with a girl I still love.  I dunno how well the comparsons are, but I think it at least gives some food for thought. 

~ by sirthinkalot on June 26, 2008.