Have I Told You Lately?

(Turn this on before you read, and listen to this song while reading...)


Today I happened to listen to an old song while sitting in car listening to radio. A song that reminds me of the one I love, and somehow don’t know why, probably because of the feeling of missing, or because of the depth of love, it made me feel so much that I lose concentration in everything. Felt as I am sick without the presence, the smiles, the face… ‘Have I told you lately that I love you?...’ as the song went on, the feeling got deeper and deeper, it was like tomorrow’s the end of world, and that I will not die in peace if I couldn’t be there at that moment, and to tell just three simple words …I love you.

Ya…have I told you lately that I love you? I started to think, have I? No, I guess it’s been quite a time since I mentioned that three words. I bet most of the people have also forgotten about that three very easy words, for those who are married, or in a serious long-term relationship, or family members…Hmm, it’s not something strange that people will tend to forget these words, after all, as this fast-changing world moving everyday, life becomes busy and it’s understandable that with the hectic lifestyle, people can forget these words easily. Besides, to have the one with you everyday, or maybe knowing his/her love is always there, around you, thus making you feel that ‘the love’ has become something ‘normal’, and hence you can’t really notice them, or at least appreciate them. Well, if only you know that how hard is it to find the one that can love you so much and you love so much, or if only you know the feeling of regret after you lost them, then probably every morning you will start saying these three words to them, to tell them how lucky you are, how happy you are, or how much you love him/her…

Of course, these three words might look simple and easy, how many alphabets? Eight only…but the significant part about this is that, it has to come from your heart, as if you were sending your heart to him/her and let him/her feel your heart pounding that survives on his/her love. It’s not something like you can say to everyone, or something that you say just to please your partner, it can’t be fake and has to be sincere. So, I always believe that ‘I love you’ is not to be conveyed simply in writing or speech, but to be showed in actions and to give fully your heart for him/her to feel how much you love him/her and then that’s how both of your hearts get linked together and feel the true love. I guess this explain why love always being represented in ‘red heart shape, with an arrow’, because love is all about your heart feeling and the connection. It follows your heart, not your brain to tell you what to do.

For me, ‘I love you’ can be romantic enough. I never judge whether a place or atmosphere is romantic or not by how luxurious, or how many roses, or how many candles there. People tend to see ‘romantic’ with their eyes, but me on the other hand, prefer to feel with my heart, as I believe it’s what ‘romantic’ means. It can be anywhere, anything, anytime; when you are sick, a hot soup delivered to you by him/her , or when you are mad and out of mood, a simple smiles and comforting hands of him/her touching and hugging you, or maybe even a dinner prepared by him/her for you…Those are all romantic enough, probably most people won’t understand why, I guess when you use your heart to ‘see’ them, then you will know and ‘feel’ them too, including the love…

So, why not start to think about ‘giving’ your heart that ‘contains’ the sincere and strong feeling of ‘I love you’ to your beloved ones at this moment right away? Let him/her feel that you do, love him/her very much…