LOVE, Kloudiia

During a singing session recently, as my sister was belting out this very nice oldie, I was, in fact, concentrating more on the look on the singer’s face on the screen. Yes, she’s  standing right there on the centrestage, performing for possibly the last time in her life.

You see, her story goes like this. She is about to marry someone who comes from a very rich family, and her status as a celebrity and public figure has somewhat caused some distress to her in-laws. As a result, she was forced to make a decision – to choose over her husband, or her singing career which was very successful then with her sweet sultry voice further beautified and enhanced by her emotional renditions, her deep passion for singing and her sweet girl-next-door look.

I hesitate to attempt even going through what she could be thinking during that time, when she finally chose love over her passion for singing, as I can already feel how she felt through her sad eyes over the TV screen.

How many times are we forced, by circumstances or not, to make a very hard decision which could be equivalent to you having to choose to cut away either your right or left arm? Both sides are equally dear, yet, we just don’t have the privilege to covet the best of both worlds.

Giving up a long-time dream that you have always wanted, a true passion you have always felt so deeply and intensely in your blood, or a long-awaited life-time opportunity you have been praying and working so hard for to come knocking on your doors, for the sake of love - will you do that?

For those of you who are fortunate enough to live your passion, live it to the fullest! For those of you who are still procrastinating to seek out opportunities, or dare not even venture out when the big break is presented to you, then take a minute and think about how others would love to be in your shoes, if not for a bigger constraint that’s stopping them from moving forward.