Oct 2022
Desire and Dream are cousins.
The ones that sometimes contact each other about things they've forgotten but end up reminiscing together for hours. One forgets the other's birthday but the other always keeps their favourite snacks in the fridge in case they come over. One is more responsible and the other leans on them a bit more than they want to. But both are fierce in the way they feel about each other. "I'm not saying you're wrong," says Desire. "It's my job to be impossible at times," Dream replies. They recognise generational sorrows and don't ask twice. They hope a lot, almost resembling the other when they daydream. And when they look at shooting stars, they wish the other well each time.
Pain and Passion are lovers.
None of them can be strong for the other. But they bear the burdens together surprisingly well. When one outweighs the other, they will always take it upon themselves to disprove how the other is in worse shape. Onlookers find it funny. They take it way too seriously. They might end up hurting each other. But they patch themselves up pretty quickly, and without the other's help. They are very independent that way. In tough times and in easy times they will always await for the other with open arms. And wait, and wait, and wait some more. Till one of them gives up.
Kindness and Envy are neighbours.
They joke about the grass being greener. When both their jasmines are dying. One of them keeps a plant hidden inside. The other sprinkles water over the fence. During rains, they pick up the wet newspaper from the others pathway and push it all the way into the porch to save what's left of it. One does not warn the other about the wasp nest in their attic window. The other does not complain about the extra bright Christmas lights that pour into their bedroom window. They smile at each other with pursed lips. They don't laugh when the other skids and falls while shoveling snow.
The ones that sometimes contact each other about things they've forgotten but end up reminiscing together for hours. One forgets the other's birthday but the other always keeps their favourite snacks in the fridge in case they come over. One is more responsible and the other leans on them a bit more than they want to. But both are fierce in the way they feel about each other. "I'm not saying you're wrong," says Desire. "It's my job to be impossible at times," Dream replies. They recognise generational sorrows and don't ask twice. They hope a lot, almost resembling the other when they daydream. And when they look at shooting stars, they wish the other well each time.
Pain and Passion are lovers.
None of them can be strong for the other. But they bear the burdens together surprisingly well. When one outweighs the other, they will always take it upon themselves to disprove how the other is in worse shape. Onlookers find it funny. They take it way too seriously. They might end up hurting each other. But they patch themselves up pretty quickly, and without the other's help. They are very independent that way. In tough times and in easy times they will always await for the other with open arms. And wait, and wait, and wait some more. Till one of them gives up.
Kindness and Envy are neighbours.
They joke about the grass being greener. When both their jasmines are dying. One of them keeps a plant hidden inside. The other sprinkles water over the fence. During rains, they pick up the wet newspaper from the others pathway and push it all the way into the porch to save what's left of it. One does not warn the other about the wasp nest in their attic window. The other does not complain about the extra bright Christmas lights that pour into their bedroom window. They smile at each other with pursed lips. They don't laugh when the other skids and falls while shoveling snow.
