Sole Mate or Twin Flames

Sole Mate or Twin Flames

Over the last couple of years this has been a term that I have run across quite a bit mainly in someone's ads on an online site. I went to Wikedpedia and checked it out and apparently the concept was attributed to Plato, Greek philosopher. According to Plato's Symposium humans were once made up of two heads and four legs and arms but the gods split us in two. The gods were apparently threatened by these beings and Zeus came up with the idea to divide them.
The concept that I have heard most often is that these souls are destined to seek each other out to complete the other. One of my good friends believes that we have several soul mates. That our good friends can be of that ilk. Of course he is in an open relationship and doesn't believe in one person fulfilling all his needs, still its and interesting take. Another friend whom I asked who is quite religious does not hold to the idea at all.
Frankly I don't know for myself and would be almost afraid of what my soul mate would be like. If they are complimentary, awesome but what if they are your exact opposite? What if you are humorous and they are super serious? What if they are compassionate and you are uncaring? How many people actually find their soul mates? They know that they know that they now its the one for them.
That term has been thrown around quite a bit. Why? Well I have a theory that we have such a natural hunger for love and acceptance and the ultimate in that would be another half to complete us. Some of us don't want to accept the fact that we may not have another half out there. If we do then shouldn't everyone, but in spite of the net there seems to be so many lonely people out there. In my opinion the net can make us even lonelier. Would we even recognize "the one" if they came along? What if they are beautiful and we are ugly? What if that person is already married? What if they are gay and we straight? There are so many what ifs lol. Shouldn't there be a pull so strong from our spirits to theirs that we can't avoid one another? That we are like magnets or fireflies drawn to each others flame. Who knows.
I do know that it is quite heartwarming when I see people happy together and who make it in the long haul. They stick it out together through all the crap men and women go through then that is "love". The goopy kind of infatuation to my mind is lust it can turn into love and granted lust is essential in a romantic relationship, but it doesn't last, and our bodies fade and the real thing takes its place if we are lucky. In a lot of ways I am very much a romantic its the way I was born, but I admit to becoming a bit of a cynic after being online for a while and dating some. A lot of online connections seems to be about hooking up with someone not out of what one can give but out of what can receive. There are a lot of people out there too who are seeking something precious and I applaud you yipppeee. Don't give up.
Maybe just maybe I can let my imagination go a bit and hold onto that idea that some marvelous person out there would think I was the stuff. That our hearts would beat in sync and that we could finish each others sentences. I don't know but for now if you are out there dang it give me a sign.