Love Stories by a Wedding Planner
Everyone has his or her version on how a love story begins. Some say love begins with one hello, others with a simple smile. Some believe love starts with a cup of coffee, while others share love with food: a bucket of popcorn, a bar of chocolate or a pint of ice cream. Love is everywhere. It can be found in the office, in school, in theaters, in the hallways, inside malls, even in a busy two-way street. You can fall in love in a cruise, plane, train, bus, jeepney, tricycle or any type of vehicle. Name it. Love makes travelling worthwhile no matter how bumpy they are.
You can find love in the most unexpected places. People confess finding love in shallow waters, on mountain tops, in an island, in a dessert even in a cold snowy place. The simplest flagpole, basement, tree, theme park, empty parking lot, library and a noisy canteen are all witnesses to love’s grandeur.
Love is in technology. A wrongly sent text message can lead to love, a simple status update in Facebook and Twitter can mean a profession of love. From snail mails, Emails or mails of whatever kind, one thing’s for sure. Love is always found.
They say one way to get to a man’s heart is through his stomach. True enough some meet love in the kitchen. One cooks, the other lovingly savors the food. Love is in music. One writes the song, the other sings. Love can be found on the dance floor, like two individuals swaying to love’s fantastic tempo. Love is in the hospital, one’s the patient, the other one the caregiver breathing life to each other. Love can be found through the radio. A DJ and an avid listener just might end up falling in love. Love is in the courtroom. The defendant and the accused may just patch things up.
There are so many instances where you can find love. You can wait or search for love but in the end there’s only one thing that’s true.
I believe that whatever your story is there is one God behind it. He is the one who writes your very own love story. He is the one who created the main characters, who happens to be you and the one whom He made just for you. He writes the plot, he chooses the setting, and he makes sure that love finds its way to you.
For those like me who have not found the love of your life, let us just live each day with the will to follow our heart's desires and just be happy :) I know that God only makes sure that in His perfect time our paths will cross whichever road we'll take :) In the meantime, let us just enjoy life's blessings and let us keep the love we have in our hearts burning :)
_ Majella De Jesus Magpantay_
September 7, 2010
Manila, Philippines