Young Voice
How 'I Love You' becomes complicated
What if one day someone tells you: "Alas, my sagacity has comprehended the convolution of the physiological progressions relentlessly functioning medial to the membranes of my pericardial cavities. Indeed, the continual projection of acetylcholine escalating the throbbing of my cardiac muscles has been an observable phenomenon that has persistently dwelled upon my cranial region seemingly encroaching the hemispheres of my intellect."
Could you hang on for a minute? Blood's rushing out my nose. Seriously, what he simply wanted to say is: I love you.
If someone blubbers those words to me, I'd rather grow old unwed.
Making simple things complicated is a talent that most of us have perfected. Situations that can be solved with a frank yet peaceful conversation usually leads to a legal yet chaotic session in the courtroom.
A few weeks ago, only privately owned vehicles roamed the streets of Iloilo city and province. The two-day transport strike painted overwhelming smiles on the faces of students who had been spared from the hassle of waking up early. Yet, distress was on the weary faces of some families, who, for two days had to tighten their belts because their breadwinner joined the cry of his fellow drivers. The roads were paralyzed because they were asking for a roll back on the price of gasoline.
If I'm good in Economics, I'll be able to react more vividly. Yet, with my frail understanding, I see this to be quite simple. Making this complicated will get us nowhere. I don't consider this a petty matter but there are other alternatives other than paralyzing the streets and lives of the public. We don't have control on the regulation of oil prices or those that we import. Thus, the strike had been futile.
Let the simple things remain as they are – simple. Look at the traffic flow in the highways of Iloilo. I see a lot of public utility jeepneys paying no attention to road signs and loading and unloading on places that are prone to slow traffic. Everyone wants to get ahead, thus overtaking three cars in a row in a rascal manner.
If we follow rules, a driver's six round trips for the day could have been increased to nine, thus increasing his profit. An increase in profit to equalize the steady increase of gasoline purchase won't be a bad thing, right? Simple problems have simple solutions. This could be a start.
The same with uttering a proposal. I think more people would appreciate a simple "I love you" rather than a cluster of utterances clogged in an abandoned lexicon that only scribes of astonishing mental power could understand.
Try murmuring simple, practical and lay terminologies; you'll be surprised that the average Juan de la Cruz will appreciate you more.
The world is complicated, why make it more complicated? Remember, great things show up from simple, real and feasible efforts.
The next time someone asks if saying "I love you" could get anymore complicated, you know the drill.
Keep it simple.
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