First time I heard the saying, the
heart knows what it wants. I liked
it. It sounded mystically romantic
to me.
As if the heart was a separate entity
capable of making romantic choices
superior to the mind’s wants
But, alas, the heart may know what
it wants, but as many relationships
bear out,
what the heart wants may not
always be good for a person’s
peace of mind.
In some cases not good for a
person’s life.
My heart has led me astray a number
of times causing me to not listen to
my mind and make less than ideal
choices.
I recall my heart wanting a beautiful
blonde haired women with a sweet
Southern accent, who lived far away
from me
and leaving a good job and moving
hundreds of miles away to be with her
because my heart wanted true love
more than a job.
And my heart told me I could always
find another job, and true love was
more important, and you don’t get
opportunities for real love as often
as you can find a job.
In the end the blonde haired
Southern beauty stole money out
of my ATM machine and was
writing romantic letters to some
married guy, and my heart had
led me astray.
And what my heart had wanted
kind of made a fool out of me.
Perhaps for you what your heart
wanted worked out, but maybe you
have a smarter heart than I
do.
And, probably, more accurately,
better intuition about matters
concerning the heart.
Bob Boyd
