Die lewe is mooi. Punt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ek staaf hierdie feit aan die hand van my fyn waarnemings net so knap voordat ons die dag van rooi hartjies en strikkies weer gaan vier \u2013 Valentynsdag. Gaan kyk maar in die winkelsentrums \u2013 dis net liefde, rooi rose en tjoklits opgemaak in die oulikste pakkies, oral waar jy kyk. En of jy nou beswaar daarteen wil maak omdat jy voel dat dit net nog \u2019n ou geldmaakstorie is, sal die boksie tjoklits in die hartjie-vorm maar weer die stryd wen, soos telkemaal in die verlede.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dit laat my sommer wens om \u2019n onsigbare oog te wees wat die toweragtige voorreg het om te sien wat alles op di\u00e9 dag van liefde gebeur. Dalk sien ek die handgemaakte kaartjie opgetooi in rooi van \u2019n laerskoolmeisietjie wat waagmoedig daai einste kaartjie met die woorde \u201cBe my Valentine\u201d in Boetman van die klas langsaan se skooltassie druk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ai, dan hou ek asem op dat dit tog net by daardie mooi kinderlike gebaar sal bly, want sjoe, die kinders word darem deesdae te vinnig en voor-die-tyd groot. Ek hoop Boetman bloos net en kyk in verwondering na sy valentyn en wag geduldig vir daai dag van sy eerste lekker skelm vrytjie saam met die einste valentyn . . . hopelik later \u2013 heelwat later \u2013 as laerskool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My nuuskierigheid, glo ek, sal my juis ook neem na \u2019n besige winkelsentrum, daar waar \u2019n jong lat hand aan hand saam met sy nartjiepit smoorverlief die winkels invaar op soek na die gepaste liefdesdag-geskenkie vir mekaar. Of die jong getroude paartjie wat vir die eerste keer die mooi van hierdie dag saam vier met \u2019n onvergeetlike maaltyd by kerslig iewers by \u2019n spesiale restaurant; die vonkelwyn en oorle\u2019 Peabo Bryson wat vrolik saamkuier. En die liefdeskoor wat later dieselfde aand die laaste \u201csong\u201d sal sing, wat dalk die aankondiging van die eersgeborene mag beteken. Laat ek maar uit respek vir die mooigeit van die dag vir antie Judy B uit die prentjie laat, want as ons daar kom, dan weet jy die voggies het te ver en te veel getrek!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
En vir di\u00e9 wat al daai meer as sewe jare sakke sout saam opge\u00ebet het, kan ek net oor wonder. Dalk is daai speelse vlam van die liefde nog daar. Of dalk het die vlam intussen verander in \u2019n vuurtjie wat sukkel om aan die gang te kom. Die redes kan strek van gewoond wees aan mekaar, \u2019n huis vol kinders wat almal om liefde en aandag skree, tot pootuit van die werk af kom of die kar en ander paaiemente wat betaal moet word \u2013 soveel so dat die Valentynsdag-sprankel al hoeka iets van die verlede is en daai departement so droog soos die Namibwoestyn is. Dalk is hierdie jaar net die gepaste geleentheid om weer daai cowboy-hoed met niks daarby op te sit. En haal daai kiekies van ouds weer uit, stof dit af en word net weer herinner aan al die mooi redes hoekom julle die afgelope paar dekades nog bymekaar is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
O wee, my opregte simpatie gaan egter uit na di\u00e9 van ons wat vir die soveelste Valentynsdag weer hoog en droog moet sit en aanskou hoe ander ten minste bevoorreg is om daai \u201cbe my valentine\u201d- kaartjie te ontvang. Saam met my simpatie kom ook my respek vir hoe mooi die groep die saak hanteer. Gaan loer maar op sosialemediaplatforms. Party stuur sommer \u2019n aansoekproses (met CV en al) van stapel so \u2019n paar weke voor die tyd op soek na \u2019n valentyn. Wel, ek hoop van harte jy kry \u2019n paar kandidate vir jou kortlys hierdie jaar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wel, of jy nou uitgesorteer is met jou valentyn vir hierdie jaar of nie en watter kleur of vorm jou liefdesdag ook al kan inneem, wil ek vertrou dat ons darem hierdie een dag in die jaar sal omarm vir wat dit werd is. Hierdie dag (ongeag die verskillende weergawes oor die herkoms daarvan), kan ons kies om die liefde in sy pragskakerings te vier. Al die vorme wat die liefde aanneem, is in elk geval soveel meer, beter en mooier as die eensydige kant wat ons in \u2019n post- modernistiese era mee te kampe het. Die Griekse woorde daarvoor is eros <\/i>(romantiese liefde), storge <\/i>(familieliefde), philia <\/i>(broederlike liefde) en agape <\/i>(Goddelike liefde). So, moenie moed verloor nie, daar is oorgenoeg liefde vir almal van ons. En daai eros-<\/i>liefde waarna ons almal so smag, is dalk binnekort jou deel ook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n En toe kom jy<\/b>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Ek wou opgee, ingee, meegee<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Die liefde dalk nie beskore vir my<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Te lank gewag, gehoop, maar nee<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Nog \u2019n Valentynsdag, liefdesdag verby \u2026<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Elke pot sy deksel, so word ges\u00ea<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Wat van my . . . die pot se boom so byna pe<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Toe my vrede, wat gebeur sal gebeur<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Genoeg gewag, gehoop, beseer<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n En toe kom jy, heel ongevraagd<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Verdryf my liefhe droogte met die deel van \u2019n soen<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n En toe kom jy, heel ongevraagd<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Bied my die deel wat siel en vlees versoen.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n Bly hoop en 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\n Hou moed kinta, jou beurt is op pad! Ek s\u00ea weer \u2013 die lewe is mooi.<\/span>
\n Punt<\/span>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"