Monday 12 November 2007

Is this relationship for adventure or for convenience?

A normal human being (man or woman) has their own perfect partner somewhere. It is the same reason why we were created. The saying, every dog has its own day, cannot be more correct.
But, since most of us are not prophets, we always more often envision short term prospects or indulgences that we feel will give a bit of colour to our life. This is common in the manner of how most relationships are conducted.
You might find a young lad or lady seriously soliciting for a relationship that (s)he knows won’t stand the test of time. They simply aim to express their commitment to a short term target while bearing in mind long term targets with someone they’ve perhaps never met or seen. They indulge in relationships of (in)convenience. At the back of their mind, they know it is not really necessary since their dream partner hangs somewhere in the paradise of their imagination.
It is for this reason that most of such culprits will solicit for ‘serious’ advice before they resort to commit in such short term relationships.
The most abused advice they are told is: ‘If you want to eat a pig (sorry to our Muslim brothers and sisters), pick the fattest one. Reason, if you are the ever-hungry type and there seems to be no other alternative meal for the rest of your life, you will crunch this one and one only.
What does this mean? In some cases, especially where the lad or lady can’t just stand the test of his or her desires, they are often told to hook the lovely type. They should hang out with one who suits their dream partner. Whenever the craving strikes, they quell it with such dream partner while knowing there will not be any regrets in case the lady conceives out of wedlock. Does this really make sense?
This is for that young man out there. You might be doing all sorts of crazy things behind the scenes, for which sleeping around is one of them. But, will you really account for and boldly assume responsibility for your actions when your dealings come to the broad daylight? Will you courageously take that madam that you have impregnated before your parents and claim that the growing seed in the womb is your making? Will you accept the responsibility without second thoughts or without pressure or force? On the contrary, will you be the Shaggy type: ‘it wasn’t me.’
Since you feel that the victim of your desires does not suit your taste after she becomes pregnant, you think it is none of your business. Then, if you can’t mind this business, it is illogical to indulge in such relationships of convenience.
If you know you aren’t ready to take responsibility of your secret mis-dealings, then don’t simply commit to short term relationships. Don’t simply be a betrayer to your partner, unborn baby, or some other actions you must have engineered.
If you can’t really persevere the flame, then marry. Apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians asserts that if you burn with passion, it is fitting for you to marry. But, this reason should be accompanied by rational thinking. You could as well remain single for which most of you dread. If you can’t just like most of you are, you could have a healthy relationship that will build you for the future.
If you already made a mistake in the process of your short term relationship for convenience’s sake, don’t worry. Soldier on. Be proud that your pig is fat. Though you have already slipped, you will still have the haunt track you wherever you go or whatever you think. Keep it. Don’t go out looking for that other Mr. or Miss Right. It won’t just work out. Keep the one you started out with. You are the one who either used or misused that person. Don’t bury your head in deep waters.
Another bolder question comes into focus about indulging in an adventurous relationship for convenience’s sake. It encompasses short term gain, long term loss. It is as bold as it is. Such a phenomenon has mutated into the cross-generational sex. It is absurd. It is rather senseless if the young lad or lady allows herself or himself to be the material for which the recycling of old materials is conducted. It is so senseless for a lady or lad worth their beauty, tender age, charm and brain to go for someone as old as their uncle/aunt, father/mother or grandfather/grandmother for reasons that comply with their materialistic instincts. Old wine should not be put in new bottles. Neither should new wine be put in old wine skins. The Son of Man was very clear on this.
The older generations should be the caretakers of the younger generations. They should not look down at the young generations as consumable commodities. For sure, the young generations should be let to explore and discover each other. Such is the experience that the sugar daddies or sugar mummies have already undergone. It makes not sense when such creatures defy their common senses in order to vent their desires and lust for the young ones.
It is absurd to indulge in such short term relationships just for the sake of it: be it financial, convenience or for experience’s sake. It makes no sense. It is tantamount to consuming ones own offspring. Shame on such perpetrators. I highly condemn their transgressions.

Joshua Masinde

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