Love in simple things

Love is music

"Can you sing a song for me?"

"Sure. I was writing one for you. Do you want to listen to it?"

"Of course. Let me bring my phone."

"Some things are better off the phone"

"You are right"

"What is this about?"

"About us"

"Really?"

"Yes. True"

"What kind of music?"

"This is a soft melancholy"

"Do you think we are melancholy?"

"There is a hint of melancholy. Don't you see?"

"I see. But I choose to ignore it."

"Why? Are you afraid?"

"Sometimes, yes"

"Why are you afraid?"

"Funny, you don't know"

"I know. I am a part of this"

"Why do you think we have a melancholy?"

"Everybody oozes melancholy in relationships"

"Well, it is awful to say that the relationship oozes sadness"

"Why do you think sadness is negative?"

"I am not saying that. It is not time to beat this down with philosophy. Sadness on the whole is negative"

"So you are ashamed to relate a relationship to sadness."

"Well, yes"

"Then, why would we actually feel sad?"

"Because it is a part of this love game"

"You can't run away from it."

"Yeah, I meant that"

"So, why are we ashamed of this sadness? It is happening here. Conflicts, Ugly fights, and arguments, Discussions that escalate to fights. It oozes sadness."

"It is there. It doesn't mean that we should be accepting of it and cherish it"

"Why can't we cherish it? It makes us learn a lot of things about each other and sometimes we grow out of it"

"Well, if we see it in that perspective..."

"In any perspective, sadness is there. We can't run from it."

"It makes me feel awful. My heart aches. My eyes tear up. Our throats close up. We run out of words. We can't move. We can't forget. Sometimes there is no forgiveness."

"True."

"So, I mean that is suffering. It is a pain. Who would cherish pain?"

"We don't cherish it. We just watch it pass by"

"Humans emote. It is very natural to feel everything in our bones and flesh."

"So, we choose suffering."

"Of course."

"Why should we choose it?"

"Well, to be aware of it all the time feels very unnatural. Even though we read about it, we try to apply that in our life, sometimes emotions overtake our awareness, knowledge and wisdom"

"We both visualize the pain when we are aware of it. So, we choose the pain. The sorrow after every harsh word. The sadness after every ugly fight. The tears after every heartbreak"

"When you put it in a song, we live it again and again."

"But this is music. This is art. Art roots from beautiful things. Melancholy must be beautiful."

"It must be beautiful."

"Are you afraid that when this song takes the form, it creates an identity for the relationship?"

"When it is art, it takes the form and roots in the moment"

"So, when you listen to it, do you think that is a part of us?"

"Yes. I feel like we identify our relationship with sadness."

"It will survive the sadness"

"Does the song mention it?"

"No. We know"

"I know. But when this song lives more, don't you think it is doing to define us?"

"Someone listening to this song will relate it to the melancholy in their relationship. We will be beyond this music."

Their song comprises sadness, their relationship, the two people, and the music. Love has all the emotions, the connection, and a soul.  Love is indeed music. 

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About the story

Welcome to "100 Days of Short Love Stories," where love comes alive! Each day, for the next 100 days, I will share a unique, heartwarming short story that explores the many dimensions of love. From sweet first encounters to bittersweet goodbyes, from fantasies to adventures, these stories will take you on an emotional journey through the highs and lows of love.

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