Once again this is something I wrote down and forgot to write on here. We were in communications class and had a substitute with I wrote it. We were talking about romanticism. Though you can disregard all of what I just said,it doesn’t really matter much.
So we were talking about romanticism when Jason asked “Can you be rational about romance?”
This made me think. My first thought was “Romance isn’t rational” then laughed. I mean, in a sense it’s not. Love in and of itself is a very irrational thing. Putting somebody else before yourself, well its a very novel idea. Hence why Jesus was both loved and hated.
Secondly I thought “Well it’s not that romance can’t be approached rationally. It’s just that being irrational is romantic”
Now what do you think. I mean, I agree and don’t. Maybe it’s not that being irrational is romantic, but being rational definitely isn’t. Personally I’d like to ask all the girls who read this blog (pretty much all of you) is being irrational romantic? Is being rational romantic?
Ok so when I say irrational, what do you think of? That might be where the problem lies, not that there is a problem. See, when I read it just like that, “irrational”, I think stupid. Now we all know stupidity is not romantic, but being spur of the moment, and doing surprise things, now that is right?
So I guess it would be interesting to test these things. We can take 2 approaches. We can be rational about romance. Or irrational. Let’s see who has the better relationships, with each other, and with God.
Finally, 2 last questions; is God rational? And, is he romantic?
January 26th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
You see being rational and irational… they r both romantic… i mean if i was going out w/ a guy and spur of the moment he is all like “lets jump off this cliff and prove that we love each other” i mean thats not romantic… at the time even .. its just stupid.. now i know that is extreem? i mean really? people have done stupider things. soo like… its both.. both can b romantic…
and God is deff both rational and romantic.. he created both.. and therefor he is both
January 26th, 2007 at 5:22 pm
You see being rational and irational… they r both romantic… i mean if i was going out w/ a guy and spur of the moment he is all like “lets jump off this cliff and prove that we love each other” i mean thats not romantic… at the time even .. its just stupid.. now i know that is extreem? i mean really? people have done stupider things. soo like… its both.. both can b romantic…
and God is deff both rational and romantic.. he created both.. and therefor he is both
haha kinda scattered thoughts but it kinda makes sence lol
January 27th, 2007 at 1:30 pm
People often think of romance as somthing that is special. Above the norm. So when someone is being rational, they are being normal, not special. So is being irrational romantic? Sometimes. Is being rational romantic? Perhaps sometimes. Because even if a guy, say, proposes to a girl after they’ve been talking about marriage, it can still be romantic, but also rational. Words like these don’t have clear definations or drawn lines, so it’s mostly a matter of opinion. My opinion? I don’t really have one…heck, I’m only 16, and I think TRUE romance is something you have to experience to completly understand. I’ve experienced a romance with God, but that’s something I still can’t understand. Perhaps in that sense it is irrational…