One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?”
His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.”

Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.
His teacher then said, “And that is love.”

On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can find it?”His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage.” Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?”

Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.”
His teacher then said, “And that is marriage.”

I believe you head a lot of stories from here and there, about peoples ending their relationships of several years as each day passes. Did you pause and think about these phenomena? Is it possible to keep romance going for decades with only one person, or is it just an illusion? Why are men more romantic than women? Why I say this is because of the fact that men are the ones writing poems, love letters, coming up with special surprises most of the time. I know not all the time, but I’ve been that it was the case most of the time. Why? In movies and novels women seem to be more romantic but in real life, it is the opposite.

There are different schools of thought. Some said it is totally unrealistic to think romance will last forever due to people change with environment and experiences in life, they grow up, and they mature. Life itself is never constant, and it’s the same thing with romance. Indeed, nothing lasts forever. One shouldn’t base life on what one sees in Hollywood or reads in romance novels. Real life is vastly different. Especially for most teens and young peoples, they are totally into anything romantic and they believe in all this “forever and ever” stuff. Sure, romance is nice, but to expect it to be there all the time, every day, last forever, etc is just being delusional. Reality doesn’t work that way.
On the other side of the coin, some insisted that romance can last forever! But it’s not something that just happens. It’s truly an effort on both sides to go out of your way for the other person even when you may not feel like it. It’s about putting the other people’s needs and feelings before your own. It would be sweet of you to wake up a little early to slip a note in your spouse pocket/hand beg before he/she leaves for work. It might brighten his/her day. You know?? It doesn’t just happen–you have to consciously think about it and make an effort.

For me, I think romance changes over time, but if both people work at it, it will not die. I truly believe this. Call me a fool, but romance can and does last! Romance is a two way street. You can’t begin a romance when it’s one sided. You can’t hold on to one unless both keep working at it. When one person doesn’t bother doing the extra’s anymore, the other thinks, “Why should I have to do it all?”

Do you agree with me? Your comments are welcome

One day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is love? How can I find it?”

His teacher answered, “There is a vast wheat field in front. Walk forward without turning back, and pick only one stalk. If you find the most magnificent stalk, then you have found love.”

Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with empty hands, having picked nothing. His teacher asked, “Why did you not pick any stalk?” Plato answered, “Because I could only pick once, and yet I could not turn back. I did find the most magnificent stalk, but did not know if there were any better ones ahead, so I did not pick it. As I walked further, the stalks that I saw were not as good as the earlier one, so I did not pick any in the end.

His teacher then said, “And that is love.”

On another day, Plato asked his teacher, “What is marriage? How can find it?”His teacher answered, “There is a thriving forest in front. Walk forward without turning back, and chop down only one tree. If you find the tallest tree, then you have found marriage.” Plato walked forward, and before long, he returned with a tree. The tree was not thriving, and it was not tall either. It was an ordinary tree. His teacher asked, “Why did you chop down such an ordinary tree?”

Plato answered, “Because of my previous experience. I walked halfway through the forest, but returned with empty hands. This time, I saw this tree, and I felt that it was not bad, so I chopped it down and brought it back. I did not want to miss the opportunity.”

His teacher then said, “And that is marriage.”