Overjoyed
Have you ever felt
being in love? It’s not falling in love; it’s being in love. It’s the heartwarming feeling that comes every time
you see the smiling face of a person who means the world to you. It’s the
peaceful feeling that comes every time you embrace the person you hold most
dear in your arms. It’s the heartfelt feeling that comes every time you see
your most precious person is feeling happy. It’s the soothing feeling that
comes every time your tears are wiped off by the person you care the most. It is
the content feeling that nothing in this world could compare to. And for once
in our life when this kind of feeling is coming, we just know it when we know
it; we are in love. And for once in our life when this kind of feeling is
coming, we just know that the same exact feeling won’t come twice; it’s one of
a kind. And for once in our life when this kind of feeling is coming, we won’t
let it go of that easily; we just can’t. And even though the road is rough and
windy, we’ll go through it anyway, for we know it’s worth it. It is pacifying. It
is relieving. It is overjoyed.
“Over time, I’ve been
building my castle of love, just for two, though you never knew you were my
reason. I’ve gone much too far for you now to say, that I’ve got to throw my
castle away.”
–Stevie Wonder, Overjoyed
“Overjoyed” is a hit
single written and performed by American legendary singer-songwriter Stevie
Wonder. It was released in 1985 as the third single taken from Wonder’s
twentieth studio album, “In Square Circle”. The R n’ B track rose to fame
and became one of Wonder’s signature songs. I feel heartwarming whenever I
listen to this song. Moreover, it makes me feel so in love. And in a
nutshell, this song is the way love should be: soothing, heartfelt, vulnerable,
and exposed.
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| "Overjoyed" single cover | source: en.wikipedia.org |
I always believe that
the state of being in love doesn’t just pop out in a second. It is the kind of
feeling that develops from time to time. It doesn’t come just out of nowhere. It
is the kind of feeling that is built time after time. It doesn’t appear
suddenly. It is the kind of feeling that comes up to the surface from deep
within and just lingers there like a warm ember. It is not the summer fling
that can easily passes by. It is always there constantly. It is like we build a
castle; it takes time, but it’s worth all the time it takes. “Over time, I’ve been building my castle of
love, just for two, though you never knew you were my reason. I’ve gone much
too far for you now to say, that I’ve got to throw my castle away.” It takes
efforts, sacrifice, and endeavor. It takes persistence. And after all the
efforts, the sacrifice, and the endeavor, we’ve come that far that we cannot
just throw it all away. For we know that in the end, it cannot be compared to
any other temporary flings that just come and go. And not in a million years we
would throw it all away.
“Over dreams, I have picked out a perfect come
true, though you never knew it was of you I’ve been dreaming. The sandman has
come from too far away for you to say come back some other day.” We can have many dreams about love;
about the ideal view of how a love should be, about the ideal picture of how a
love should become. However, out of so many dreams we have upon the ideal love,
we will find that being in love is breaking through those views. As ‘too good
to be true’ as it is, it is the dream comes true that comes into the almost
perfection one. More than just a desire, it’s an intimacy. More than just a
passion, it’s a deep friendship. More than just an ideal view, it’s the
reality. And yes, we choose. And somehow we know that we are being in love when
we always end up with the same choice, no matter how many other choices come in
between. “Over hearts, I have painfully
turned every stone, just to find, I had found what I’ve searched to discover.
I’ve come much too far for me now to find the love that I’ve sought can never
be mine.”
And we know when we
know it. We know our dream comes true when we know it. We believe when we know
it. We are overjoyed when we know it. “And
though you don’t believe that they do, they do come true, for did my dreams come
true when I looked at you. And maybe too, if you would believe, you too might
be overjoyed, over loved, over me.” And I have lived long enough now to
understand that for everything that is real, there is nothing that comes easy. The
road may be rough, the path may be windy, the hurdles may be so many, but the
effort will never betray. The effort, the sacrifice, and the endeavor will open
the heart up for a chance; a chance for a true love to grow inside us. “And though the odds say improbable, what do
they know? For in romance, all true love needs is a chance. And maybe with a
chance you will find, you too like I overjoyed, over loved, over you, over you.”
And all we need is a chance; a chance to give a room for love’s growth, for
empathy, for forgiveness, for understanding, for happiness, for a bright
future.
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| "In Square Circle" album cover | source: en.wikipedia.org |
I always believe that if we can define what love is, then it will be ‘real’. And I always believe that if we can depict how love is, then it will be ‘to make it real’. True love is more than just a feeling. It is something real. It is not only in the imagination. It is not only an idea. It is not only in the illusion. It is something real that we can feel, see, and touch. It is something that is attached to our reality. It is something that is intact. It is in the effort, sacrifice, and endeavor we live in a daily basis day by day. It is the perseverance, persistence, and determination to go through any hardship that may come. And it isn’t built overnight. When we love, we do everything to make it real. When we love, we won’t just give it up for any reason, because love conquers; because love opens room for chance. When we love, we won’t let it go for any purpose, because love overpowers all; because love gives empathy, forgiveness, and understanding. When we love, we don’t count. We we love, we don’t compare. When we love, we know it. It’s real, sincere, and pure.
“And though the odds
say improbable, what do they know? For in romance, all true love needs is a
chance. And maybe with a chance you will find, you too like I overjoyed, over
loved, over you, over you.” –Stevie Wonder, Overjoyed
Over time, I’ve been
building my castle of love, just for two, though you never knew you were my
reason
I’ve gone much too far
for you now to say, that I’ve got to throw my castle away
Over dreams, I have
picked out a perfect come true, though you never knew it was of you I’ve been
dreaming
The sandman has come
from too far away for you to say come back some other day
And though you don’t
believe that they do, they do come true, for did my dreams come true when I
looked at you
And maybe too, if you
would believe, you too might be overjoyed, over loved, over me
Over hearts, I have painfully
turned every stone, just to find, I had found what I’ve searched to discover
I’ve come much too far
for me now to find the love that I’ve sought can never be mine
And though you don’t
believe that they do, they do come true, for did my dreams come true when I
looked at you
And maybe too, if you
would believe, you too might be overjoyed, over loved, over me
And though the odds
say improbable, what do they know? For in romance, all true love needs is a
chance
And maybe with a
chance you will find, you too like I overjoyed, over loved, over you, over you
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