Love Jones

There are some things in life that are inevitable. Success and failure are just two of the many. In the movie, Love Jones, actor Larenz Tate attempts to control how he feels about Nia Long. His demeanor suggested that the more time he spent with her; the more his feelings for her would develop. In an attempt not to allow his feelings to overwhelm him; he takes two giant steps back. Doesn't that sound familiar? Yes, I'm talking about you; and me as well! When we have something so good, fear of the unknown causes us to take two giant steps back. Some call it a defensive mechanism. But what are we really defending? We are defending the possibility of heartbreak. But again, some things are inevitable. Your heart may have been broken before or you may have no idea what it feels to have your heart broken; regardless where you fall in that category - you owe it to yourself to try! Why? Well, if you watched the rest of the movie, Larenz Tate took his two giant steps back and realized his life was no longer the same. The woman he tried so hard not to fall for - he had already fallen for and didn't realize it. So now that his life was unbalanced without her he did the smartest thing he could have done - run like hell and find her! When that love jones hits...there is no stopping it!