A matter of opinion, I’d say. We all do crazy things for the sake of love, but how far would you go?
In a morbid act of emotional fulfillment, a man in Thailand held a joint funeral & marriage ceremony for him and his recently deceased girlfriend. Kamsook, a young student, died unexpectedly in a mysterious ‘accident,’ details of which have not been clarified.
Chadil, Kamsook’s boyfriend, explained that in their ten years of being together, he felt he hadn’t done enough for her–and had put the idea of marriage on hold. Her sudden passing incited intense feelings of regret, and in a last attempt to reconcile his guilt and love for Kamsook, he placed a ring on her lifeless finger as a gesture of his eternal devotion.
I experienced a couple of reactions after reading this story…
1) The occasional love-cynic in me led me to believe this was a selfish gesture. Is this hugely public gesture a melodramatic outlet so that he can somehow forgive himself?
2) Disgusted-Dude, she’s actually dead…and what if she didn’t want to marry you? The man basically did it without her consent. He’s marrying her body, not her soul.
3) Then the true gemini in myself was awakened! A sincere wave of sympathy for the man overtook me like a calming wave. Can love push the bounds of mortality to deeply that the living rather be eternally bound to the dead than try to discover love anew?
Although strange and bold, I believe that this story made top news last week because of its ability to pull at everyone’s heart strings in one direction or another.
If I could put in my two cents about finding love, it would be this:
“if you are looking for love, stop. it will be waiting for you when you start doing the things you love”
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