Faith For The Blind

Maybe money is not the only thing that makes the world go round, faith could play a very similar role too. That might sound like a revelation but it is quite true as I found this out over the past few days while with a close pal of mine. Having just once a week to meet up with each other, we caught up and had plenty to talk about as usual, ranging from the going-ons of the soccer scene to the what's new showing at the theatres. This topic of discussion came about after we had a game of soccer, when our minds were functioning best after a good exercise albeit us having been thrashed thoroughly earlier on. It has been a touchy topic all along but my "brother" decided to bring it up and let us face the music, instead of cowardly hiding from the truth.

He started the ball rolling by bringing up his gathering with his bunch of army pals and sharing those interesting moments where he and his buddy tried sabotaging the others. After which he told me of another guy friend of his who happened to have two fabulous pretty girls with him, both apparently trying to win his heart (and he having just broken up with an air stewardess ex). This got me wondering and I thought out aloud, "Why does it always seem that no girls will be interested in us?" The reply I got from my bro was quite nothing like what I had expected.

"You know..." he began, "we are quite nice guys actually." Continuing with much vigour. "There are girls that will be interested in us but... we won't be interested in them." He put it across quite bluntly. For that moment, I do not know whether to feel saddened by his pessimism or to be encouraged by his show of faith. Having self-reflected and pondered hard about it, I felt that the latter gave me more belief in this funny thing which I cannot and will never comprehend. With both of us having not much luck in this game of love, I was particularly impressed by the way he still had so much faith in it. For a start, this way of thinking gave us the assurance of knowing that there are actually girls out there for us, but we do not bother trying for them due to the fact that they are of indecent standard.

Not that we are extremely good-looking guys ourselves but there has got to be a certain benchmark when it comes to girls. But I do suppose all these wouldn't really matter when the time really arrives and the "right" one comes along... at least from those lovey-dovey couples I see around me. After all, I should have a certain amount of faith in love if what my close buddy says and thinks is true. Love Is Everything... or is it just a lie?