il Giardino Romantico

Being alone is not a sin.  Neither should it be frowned upon.  Yet the world was not built for loners.  I am not against the practice of matrimony, nor am I against committed relationships.  However, I am protesting against the idea that the only achievement one should seek in life is to find his or her better half.

A romantic relationship should be the reward one picks up along the way.  A goal that one should set out to achieve should be something greater than merely a time killer.  That goal could be an achievement in academic areas, or it could be a realization of a dream in the area of one’s profession. The meaning of such goals is so that one can come to realize their own individuality, and elevate themselves to a higher status in their spirituality.  When they look back at their past, they would gasp at the progress they have made.  It is very much like mountain climbing, where the climber does not cease to reach the top only because they have found a very pretty flower and wished to keep it. The flower is a reward for the climb.  The priority remains to be to reach the top of the mountain.  That is the ultimate goal.