Shoes, LEGO and Relationships

Hi there! A particularly important question piqued my curiosity recently. Why do we wear shoes? Shoes protect us from various elements of the ground. It protects us from dirt, heat, cold etc. Shoes are an important part of our journey. We pick our shoes depending on different situations we encounter in a journey. Sometimes, they are used to show off certain aspect of our lives (sometimes it is money and sometimes it is struggle). In my case, I don't wear shoes at my home because I feel safe in my environment and there is nothing to show off to my closed ones. So, shoes might define someone's journey and his/her environment to some extent.

Another question that piqued my curiosity was why do people like LEGO? Some answers suggested that it helps you transfer your thoughts into the real world. We display our imaginations and thoughts block by block building a land capable of showcasing our personalities and interests, our very own Legoland.

This made me think about how we seek relationships and how each and every relationship is a journey. A relationship might be with someone you like or a relationship with your friends or family or your passion (So, passion might be personified here). This journey is all about building a Legoland with someone who enjoys sharing their creative freedom and imagination with you. You build it block by block as your relationship progresses and it showcases your collective interests. You can pick different shoes depending on the type of Legoland you are trying to explore. Gradually, we start building walls of trust around the land and it starts to radiate home like feeling and we no longer need our shoes. Call it entropy, but sometimes people start losing that feeling of freedom and might mutually decide to destroy what they built. Sometimes, a person might start losing interest and decide to work on some other Legoland. This might break the other person’s heart and sadness might lead to some sort of anger.

The person might stomp on the Legoland, shattering the walls of trust with his barefoot and the blocks from the fallen wall hurt his/her feet every time he/she stomps on the ground and that pain is what the person needs sometimes. I guess this phase of letting out anger and the free flow emotions is a subset of the process of moving on.

There are so many emotions involved in this journey and it makes me feel that the purpose of this journey is to share your emotions and discover what it feels to be human. It's almost like the Legoland itself is a living being destined to display collective emotions shared by two individuals.

Something’s missing here and this writeup is incomplete.

To be continued...(Verse-L)

Credits:
Written By: Manav Shah
Inspiration: Jigsaw, Daniel Sloss
Design: Canva