Written by Inji Ayad (best sister ever!!!)

When we were young we were told about stories like Snow-White, Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. These stories had pleasant endings of marriage where the couple lived happily ever after. As we grew older we began to read about Romeo and Juliet and that they didn’t live for love; in fact they died for it. We began to know the other side of the coin; that love stories don't always end happily. However, through these stories that we were told in our childhood we grew up so eager to experience love and live the story. As we feel that being in love is the most honorable cause or belief we could live, fight or even die for. I believe that many people around the globe with difference in religion, age and social class share these feelings. So, is love a myth that people invented through the years to have some idea to believe in or a cause to live for; or is there somewhere in the world a true love? Who has the right to live a true love story? Does it happen to anyone? But all these questions could be solved on the personal level. In fact the only question I couldn't find an answer for is:

Why do we fall in love accidentally? Why can't we control with whom we fall in love? When or where or for how long? Why is it out of our hands; that we feel so helpless, foolish and out of control? Without expected timing we begin to look at another person as we see him/her for the first time in our life. We begin to have faster heartbeats, rising blood pressure and higher body temperature. The reaction to these changes is that we feel so uncomfortable; loose the balance and lack being natural. Then we tend to do things due to these feelings without referring to any rational thinking. As we got used that our mind controls our heart and that before any action there are many equations to be calculated. But suddenly the mind is drugged by an unknown poison that hinders its' function. The heart; whose actions will always be unpredictable; becomes the master. Feelings begin to flow faster than a waterfall; butterflies come to our stomach whenever we see or even think about that person, our emotions jump from extremes; and things begin to get so messy. Life starts to take a different stance; everything becomes prettier and more attractive in our eyes. We start to feel that life is enjoyable than ever. The accident that happens without any expected timing and paralyzed our minds' movement became totally out of control. I can't help any one to find an answer for how we can avoid these feelings because I couldn't find a solution for myself. However, I thought of sharing my feelings with others maybe it will make me feel slightly better. Although love is the most enjoyable desire and pleasure we long to experience; at the same time it could be one of the most hurtful situations one could sense; we simply can never avoid it.