Emotions and Logic

sirai pondra
arai ondril
agathigalai thavikka

nangu suvargalidayae
thappika vali indri
viduthaliku thudika

pirar kangalil padamal
palar ulangalai thodamal
mounamana vaalkai

manithanin unarvugal
manam yenum siraiyil
andradam adaika padum vetkai

this is a short poem tht i wrote on one sleepless night...
it's nt fantastically written...
but the essence of it...abt hw we often keep our emotions prisoners within the confines of our hearts is an undeniable fact in many of our lives

which leads the curious to wonder why we choose to mask our emotions at times...

and i've thot of some possible explanations which i thot i'd share wif u guys...

1) we're sometimes afraid of hurting the ones we love by showing them our anger,disapproval,sorrows etc etc we'd rather suppress our feelings taking the best interests of these pple into account

2) at times it works the other way as well...we hide our thots and feelings not cause we're afraid of expressing them but cos we're afraid of the reactions and consequences we'd have to face...this is particularly true when u know wif some certainty tht the other party is nt gonna react favourably to wat u have to say...

3) simply cos pple differ...while there are those who place importance to the expression of feelings and conveyance of our innermost thoughts there are others who wld rather keep their feet firmly planted on the ground and focus on the practicalities of life...frm personal experience...belonging to e former grp i have had to meet wif difficulties in putting across my emotions to the 'practical folk'...attepts to make one understand how i feel, often leading to conclusions tht i'm sensitive, unpredictable and simply too complex for comprehension...lol

4)it's smt bout human nature to want to simplify things as far as possible...take s'pore's public transport for example...1st payments were made by coins and then by fare cards...now we hav ez link cards and the tap and go system...we're always looking for the easiest way out of things...and thts precisely why we choose to hide our emotions at times...why complicate matters by telling others how we realli feel...it's much simpler at times to just keep our mouths shut and let things take its course...

i'm nt sure how much truth there is in my 'theories'...haha...but i came up wif these by observing those arnd me...and i hope some of u may be able to relate to what i said...=)

and one more thing...treasure those who give u a listening ear...those who have the patience to listen and not simply hear what u say...those who value ur emotions and respect them...those who take the time to understand u no matter how difficult it may be...those who don't simply put u down each time u try to express the way u feel or ur thots..cos such pple r hard to come by..and the sacrifices they make for ur well being...well i haven't seen to many pple who've been willing to do tht for me in my life..but if u do have such special pple arnd u...NEVER let them go, no matter what others say,no matter what others think...cos smt all u need is someone/some pple to jus hear u out..and it'd make life just tht extra bit more beautiful...

at this pt i'd like to thank some pple who have truly made the time and effort to listen to me...

to my dearest brother Gaz, thank you so much for being there for me and listening to everything i said wif such extraordinary patience...considering the fact i can get super whiny at times...haha...and for making the time and putting in the effort to understand me and all the emotional crap i go through...love ya loads! =)

to my louss Santhya, considering the fact we haven't been frens for tht long a period u've made my life so much betta by being there for me when i needed u...for being someone whom i cld trust and confide my emotions and thots to i owe u a big thanks...Thank You darl! ur realli god send...*hugz*

to viki bhai...my ex pres of the bachelor club society...haha...thx for listening to me at some of the lowest pts in my life...for giving me support and an outlet to just let it all out...and for always worrying if i'm ok and trying to cheer me up wif all ur jokes...u've managed to put a smile on my face so many times...and ur sweet sweet poems(i had to put e one u wrote me this mornin in my blog below)...haha..makes me melt...lol! thanx for being such a dear fren...

If one day the night never opens its window to light
and if one day man becomes too hapless to fight
i will tell u tht day tht love doesn't adequately express the way i feel abt u

ok folks i've written quite abit...hope u guys enjoyed reading it...adious amigos!=)