Love is a Four Way Street

It's no secret that I love musicals, and Rent is one of my favorites. This musical has a lot of great messages and music, but today I am going to focus on Roger and Mimi's story. Roger has had a lot of heart ache and break in his life, and is no longer open to love or to who he is. Mimi is a sexy, fun, outgoing girl who lives life on the edge from minute to minute. There comes a point where Mimi is hurt that Roger wont be with her, they care for each other and she gave their relationship her all and he just didn't seem to care. He says to her "You're words are nice Mimi but love is not a three way street, You'll never share real love until you learn to love yourself, I should know." I love that line. Love is often thought of as a two way street, you love me I love you. In Roger and Mimi's case love was a three way street, she loved him, her loved her, and she loved herself. True love IS a four way street. I love me, you love you, you love me, I love you. That's how it needs to be.

Nowadays people are to focused on relationships. When a young girl gets into high school one of her main goals is to date a senior, or to find a guy to hold hands down the hall with. Everyone spends so much time trying to find another person that they don't find themselves. Music is an obvious inspiration in my life. But in this case I am disappointed. All of the songs on the radio talk about finding your 'soul mate', your 'other half', saying that someone has 'a little piece of you', or that your 'life would incomplete' or 'over' without this other person. It's just stupid. Why don't we teach young people to find themselves, their values, their standards, their interests, and what they are and aren't good at and passionate about. Then when they are pleased with themselves they can find another person who is pleased with them self and they can be together. People will always change, that's natural. People change, they grow, but you have to have a core before you can grow with someone else in a healthy relationship. Haven't you seen Runaway Bride? (I love Julia Roberts!!!) 

Final Words <3 Who are you?

Here's the Clip from Rent as this group of friends falls apart after the death of Angel, one of the brightest and most inspiring of them all. I watched this four times and I seriously cried. I am watching Rent tonight.