I was reading another story by Hermann Hesse.... called Chagrin d'Amour...
it tells a tale of a poor troubadour knight... who falls in love with and tries to joust for the hand of Princess Herzeloyde in marriage. He fails miserably.....and at the end... is asked to sing at the ball in honor of the victor. Here.. he sings his love ballad which he had composed earlier for his love.... but adds two lines at the end:
"Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'on moment
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie"
So..I googled for a translation ... and this is what it said...
"The joys of love are but a moment long
The pain of love endures the whole life long"
Hmmm.....the pain of love. Somehow.. this doesnt seem right to me. To me... love is immortal. And it is always joyous. Even if the love be unrequited. The very ability to love.... is what keeps me happy.
And love.... to me...is not just about the person I want to make my life partner. I feel immense love for my family and my friends. The fact that they exist is enough for me to love them. Somehow... words fail me at this time. Maybe I should put in more effort and study for my GRE.
Well.. as I said... I do not believe in the pain of love. Love...and the ability to love...is what makes us and keeps us happy:).
3 comments:
grow a full fledged beard. i am! ..ajay.
go back to the mustache.
I agree with you that love is what gives us the ability to be happy. A true and selfless kind of love does that. Pain exists to remind us to love, and if the knight clung to his pain, it is only because he wanted to cling to his love.
You must be a higher form of being than are Hermann, the troubadour and I. Joey Driven, overjoyed and chagrined.
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