Gold 90FM just played this song and how fitting it is that it was played on a night that someone close to me is not with me at this moment. How fittingly this song is for my friends who have spouses who have to work overseas on a regular schedule.
Are you lonesome tonight my friend... I guess it's not how we modern people frequently feel because we have so much to accomplish in a day that we hardly have time to feel lonesome. You see, when we feel lonely, we switched on the tv, we turned to our pc, etc... there's just no time to feel lonesome. We have lot's of "companions". I was thinking... during my parents' time, what were they doing at night. Where there out in the open, staring at the stars... And when one's partner is away from home, how did they managed to cope with the loneliness.
I wish I can be lonesome tonight... and yes, I'm feeling weird without her around, that feeling of loneliness is creeping into me...Which is good, I supposed. She always feel so good when I tell her "I miss you". This has proven that the phrase "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" is true. We only truly cherish people who are away from our heart.
For my friends who are heart-broken at this particular time, I say... sometimes it is good for us that we don't get things that we want. When we have it, our world collapses. Sometimes, friends are better off as friends, better than having them as lovers. Sometimes, it is better to leave that thing or someone alone, for it looks better from afar. Once we zoomed in, we see flaws and starts to criticise, which is no good.
Have time to feel lonesome, only then will we cherish the people whom we always take for granted for.
Are you lonesome tonight
-first sang by Elvis Presley
-words & lyrics by Roy Turk and Lou Handman
YNWA @ 4:20 PM
