WHAT BECAME OF LOVE?
Whatever happened to giving ladies flowers? What became of
the cliche and novelty of romance? What became of a symbol so lovely and
fragrant as to sway hearts? Perhaps time caught on? Perhaps times a changing?
It is sad that the old conventions are dying away, Replaced by tokens that seem
so empty and plastic. Plastic in the literal sense, think ATM cards and plastic
money. Think electronic gadgets and car keys. The competition to outdo each
other in pleasing a maiden these lies with the amount of cash one has to spend
to get the attention of a lady. And sadly most of these tokens are without
meaning
What became of the days when
ladies got swept off their feet by gallantry and a broad chest and sinewy arms?
When the sign of a man’s rippling muscles could make ladies flock to him? What
became of the ruggedness that screamed MAN! The neo modern man is a joke. I
don’t want to seem cynical when I argue this point, but really? Manicures,
pedicures, complicated hair products that could put a models dressing table to
shame, and the dressing, what the hell are men wearing these days? Yellow
skinny pants really?
Love has lost its meaning; it has
been replaced by lust and necessity. Necessity because people are getting into
relationships to satisfy society. Not because they want to but because they
have to. Because society expects that of them and they do not want to be
outcasts. Funny how society divides people. Our forefathers must be turning in
their graves at the amount of sex people are having these days. Almost every
object in the 21st century is portrayed sexually. sex is no longer
that holy act that was meant for bed chambers and only adults. 12 year olds can
school you about sex these days. Heck there are even 9 year old getting
pregnant.
Since this was about maidens and
flowers let’s go back to that, shall we? Girls love flowers, am yet to see a
girl who will frown at a flower that has been presented as a gift to her. Unless
of course she is allergic to pollen and she starts sneezing the moment you present
the flowers to her. That could be downright bad. Most of the ‘trendy’ (do that
quote sign with your fingers) flowers if I may use that word are roses. This flower
has been used so much for so long that variations on its presentation has come
up. Which brings me to the question, who coins these things? A red rose to mean…,
a pink…, a white…, the number of roses you present someone also have a
significant meaning, like being sorry, asking for ones hand in marriage, asking
to be engaged, proclaiming your love… blah blah. Now the Kenyan man has no idea
what any of those symbols mean. To him a rose is acts a symbol of proclaiming
love. He cares not for the color or the number unless he has an aesthetical eye
or he is a stickler to detail. I saw a
picture of a green rose, with a water drop hanging on its base. It was just
something I stumbled upon on the internet. Does a green rose exist in real
life? I was too lazy to google that shit at that moment.
A little piece of my mind, there
are so many flowers out there. It doesn’t have to be bought in a flower shop
for it to represent what its meant to. Since it’s a symbol, even that little beautiful
shrub that grows by your gate could suffice.
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