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Imagine a Heart. A Heart with an arrow going through it. Not a horrible bloody arrow but a nice arrow. How do you feel when you see that image ? What is that image trying to evoke from us ?
I sat down a few minutes ago and sort of got lost in a ramble of thoughts when this image flickered in my minds’ eye and just remained there.
Growing up – I remember seeing hearts drawn across note books in school; on dirty car windows where someone would smear that across; as graffiti on some walls; even I have drawn that image a few times … There was an unsaid acceptance that the hearts represented people’s feelings of love – you know – like if they didn’t know how to express themselves – a heart just says it all … well something like that anyway …
The heart being a love interest and the arrow is Cupid’s arrow signifying that one has found love in that heart. It is believed that Cupid can induce love with a single shot from his arrow. Hence the saying ‘hit by Cupid’
Whilst laying on my bed, focusing on this image – I thought … how could that possibly represent something ‘nice’ … look at it really …
An arrow … cutting into your heart …. that just sounds painful ! I reckon that arrow and heart are an accurate representation of how someone would feel after a break-up with a loved one …. the sheer pain of it all could be pretty excruciating !
This is what I’m feeling and thinking of when I think of that image … There’s an arrow lodged into your heart … it’s just pierced right through you and it’s stuck there … and the only way to get it out is to pull it out … when you do, that’s when the blood spills out … all over you … and that’s how your heart breaks … that’s how heart ache came about I suppose … It makes sense doesn’t it ?
In today’s society – we are all looking for love … and we’d be liars if we claimed that we are not. Have you not dreamed of finding the one to call your other half ? (aaaaaaah now I know why they make those half heart pendants hehe) .. I suppose I have dreamed about you
Nonetheless, over the years, we would have learned that to love, could also mean to lose love .. and hence we ought to be prepared to get hurt if we are going to love someone … and be prepared to love again …
However when you look at that heart image in front of you – it doesn’t appear to give off any negative sort of vibe .. nor does it really make you think that deeply into something which is meant to be a happy and cheerful image !
I just Googled ‘heart with arrow’ and all the pictures that came off – seemed to come off quite nicely.
Some images were really ‘cute’ and ‘feminine’ … others were stronger, with ribbons, had more shadows playing on them … or you get a romantic heart drawn out in sand on the beach …. It’s nice to look at right ?
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But really … look at it … how can you feel nice when you have a damn arrow going through your heart ???
I have nothing against the whole Cupid hitting you with love arrows – but realistically … doesn’t make a whole lot of sense does it .. or maybe I’ve just had a really long day ! Would love to know your thoughts on this …
