There was a time I used to think it meant a deep connection between romantic partners. Over the years, I realized that my very notion and understanding of the term was continuously changing. I’m not sure I believe in the concept of two people completing each other (if Greek mythology is anything to go by), two physical beings with one soul and all of that. In my experience, there is usually a division of the self if anything.
I think a romantic involvement between two people actually splits each of them into several parts, and often these parts start colliding with each other in disharmony. Then there comes a time when some parts start looking for things outside the ambit of the relationship and develop new identities. It’s like chemistry, with separate elements combining to form something new.
Which brings me to this thought—what if your soul mate is really just another part of you and not another person? What if the missing piece has been inside you all along? What if the reason you can never find what you’re looking for is that you’ve been looking for it in all the wrong places?
2 comments:
It's like having your best friend in the whole wide world, better than your best friend. He makes you want to be a better person.
GG - I envy you. Some of us have to be our own soulmates :)
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