I don't believe in this idea of THE soulmate or THE One (hence my running joke about "my one true love"; anyone keeping count might've noticed that I have at least a dozen "one true loves" and not a one of them is anyone I'm actually involved with on any level except, y'know, being a fan) unless it's expanded to the idea of there being multiple soulmates or multiple Ones. And, yet, I've written a bunch of stuff (that no one has seen since I rarely share my fiction) that encompasses this idea.
However, I do think it's an intriguing concept to explore in storytelling.
Incidentally, I do also believe at least to some degree in Fate and Destiny; I separate them because in my mind Fate is something you are born to be, Destiny is something you are born to do. There's undoubtedly a tie in here to my religious beliefs; after all, to be Christian is to have an inherent belief in some level of predestination, however slight - we believe that God has some sort of plan for us although we often disagree over exactly what sort of plan that is and precisely what our obligations for it are. Really good Christian fiction (which, like really good Christian contemporary music, is often very difficult to find but so rewarding when one does) often contains some exploration of this idea - what is it that God (Fate, Destiny) wants from us? Do we HAVE to do it? HOW can we do it?
I don't think your poem's all that bad. You should see some of mine. No, wait, you shouldn't - NO ONE SHOULD, it's awful. Ha ha. I have such a love/hate relationship with poetry. Anyway, I think it's got a nice flow to it, I immediately starting trying to sing it into a song. And the last two lines are great.
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Date: 2010-07-04 08:01 pm (UTC)However, I do think it's an intriguing concept to explore in storytelling.
Incidentally, I do also believe at least to some degree in Fate and Destiny; I separate them because in my mind Fate is something you are born to be, Destiny is something you are born to do. There's undoubtedly a tie in here to my religious beliefs; after all, to be Christian is to have an inherent belief in some level of predestination, however slight - we believe that God has some sort of plan for us although we often disagree over exactly what sort of plan that is and precisely what our obligations for it are. Really good Christian fiction (which, like really good Christian contemporary music, is often very difficult to find but so rewarding when one does) often contains some exploration of this idea - what is it that God (Fate, Destiny) wants from us? Do we HAVE to do it? HOW can we do it?
I don't think your poem's all that bad. You should see some of mine. No, wait, you shouldn't - NO ONE SHOULD, it's awful. Ha ha. I have such a love/hate relationship with poetry. Anyway, I think it's got a nice flow to it, I immediately starting trying to sing it into a song. And the last two lines are great.