So Ive Been Thinking...

...you know in modern days, ie. today, and tmr, and the day after that, we humans as a species always have to make certain decisions which will affect our immediate future and beyond, like - buying a car for instance.

So, when you buy a car, or anything as a matter of fact, but id like to use a car as an anology because to most people, its a big investment, and will affect/impact your life for years to come, like say 5 years or so, which in my honest opinion is a long time - if you plan to live until 55 years old, you only have 10 or so "5 years" to spend.

so back to the topic, buying a car. of course there are certain criterias the car must meet - the make, the model, the looks, the price tag of course, the maintainence, whether or not the car will suit your needs or purposes you intend to use the car for - the list goes on.

say forexample, you just want to commute to work and back, a Honda Jazz would be your best pick, quite new, quite modern, quite cheap, quite powerful (for the said need), quite low maintainence etc...

on the other hand, if you plan to go purely for aesthetics, like an Alfa Romeo, theyre gorgeously beautiful, but, their flappy paddle gearboxes fail half the time, the electronics dont coincide with the price tag, and yesm speaking of price tags, they arent exactly - cheap.

Now, take what ive just said, and put it in a human vs human way. of course you cant "BUY" a human or a person, well, thats arguable because in some cases you can, but lets just disregard that. the closest we have to "owning" another sentient human being is by going into a relationship with them. Ie, girlfriends- Boyfriends, husband and wife scenario.

now, people, unlike cars, dont have their brand names stamped on their boobs or bonnets like cars do and have, how do we know then, which car/person, who has the same innards as we so desire?

the only way, after about 6 seconds of pondering - is to "Test drive" them,

but you never know too, because again, unlike cars, a broken part is always broken, whereelse in a human mind, a broken part can be hidden - *jeng jeng jeng*omnious music ques* until it is too late... quite often, people get stuck in the test-drive period because it just takes too much time and energy to decipher or find out, any parts that are broken or not in the fashion which you desire... boring....

and the only way to find out, after about 7 seconds of thought - is to ask them.

but god i wish how things are that easy.

if you want to "buy a car" (the 3 words in this post is now interchangeable with the words "get into a relationship with someone), that can hide its brokeness or specs, wouldnt it be easier if you can know, find out what make, model, lifespan, attention needed, maintainence/service is needed?

so if you want a girlfriend or boyfriend, or husband or wife, the latter 2 comes much later than the former, cant you just ask the same questions as you would have asked to the car-salesmen?

Questions like -

how long will this car last me? - (How long do you want this relationship to end?)

how much time do i need to spend servicing/maintaining the car so it runs on tip top condition? (How much time to i need to divert my undivided attention to my partner?)

How much money do i need to spend on the said maintainences? (How much money do i need to spend on my partner?)

How often does the car break down, how reliable are its electronics? (How fussy is my partner? how often does he/she throw tantrums?)

How careful do i need to be with the clutch and gear box? (How gentle should i be with my partner in bed or anywhere else?)

the questions and hence list goes on.

so, instead of spending hours days months or even years in "TEST DRIVING" someone, why not ask the car, straight off the bat, those questions.

But most important of all the said questions is...another question -

DO you want to buy the car? and suffer/enjoy the consequences?