Of Love and Happy Endings

Love, love and more love came to mind a lot in the last month, more so because February for a long time in my life has stood out as the month of love. And naturally as I reflected on love and especially the kind most celebrated in February I couldn’t help but wonder where my “Happy ending” is?

This is not because I am not happy, but because where I come from we are raised to live in the fairy tale end of; and they lived happily ever after. There is something in the air where in an ideal world when the story takes off, you go to school, with a university education a must in this script, where along the way your better half not only comes in the picture but goes the extra mile with not only a traditional fairy tale ceremony to celebrate your union but a formal church wedding and reception to crown it all. The world seems to clock out after that and tick you off in the books of those who have made “it” with just a few still peeping in and meddling to see if there any kids  or further studies after. Let’s say you are safe if you make it as far as the wedding and at least would have made “it”.

I haven’t made the “it” according to the world I was raised in hence the wondering, where is my happy ending? Naturally because I was raised in that kind of environment, much as I may try to disguise the lack of “it” with other achievements it keeps resurfacing. When you are surrounded by family and friends, you will have the one who is bold every once in a while to ask what is holding you back in your delivery. However this year I am well far from pressing, well-meaning friends and relatives and yet the lack of “it” seems to still come up as I go about my business asking, where is my happy ending.

Since there is no one prodding me and yet the lack of the “It” keeps bugging me. I think it is time to take the bull by the horns and get on the search for this “It”, after all much as it is not in the Bible, everyone will tell you, “God helps those who help themselves”. Watch out “it”, I am on the hunt for that happy ending, so help me God.