Exploring 'Sayang': Love and the Art of Letting Go

With all that oozing beauty and even enticing promises of its truly rich literature, there was always in my heart a desire to learn Indonesian. Just like a very fine sentence that is so engaging that one has to savor it slowly but that more than that should possess an unmistakable charm with words uniquely arranged by its author to play around in the mind and later recall.

The Indonesian language is quite an interesting beautiful language accompanied by a collection of fancy words which reflect its cultural richness such as "Sinar," which tenderly whispers lively streaks of sunbeams touching the earth, accompanied by warmth in every corner. There is "harmoni"; a word much valued for its pacific essence, which shows the elegance of equilibrium found within nature and society. Saudade is that Portuguese word found in most hearts in the islands that describe the longing for something so far away-the memory that is lost. Teduh is like a hallowed forest glade, offering retreat: a hush against the chaotic currents of life.

It is quite ironic, I suppose that it sounds quite ridiculous in this coinage, instead of simply calling the whole thing "Love." Sure it is actually love: "Sayang," like any other word or expression, is just an indifferent method of an equivalent. For people like me, who has words as their love languages, it could be plenty for an unfeeling situation. It is not really that lovely in the end. Why is there a need to use geeky terminologies to convert ordinary sentiments into extraordinary expressions of emotion? Why should good things be made to sound better than they are? Eventually, parents can also be so kind as to indulge it a bit.

Too, I am quite ironic as that even sounds quite absurd in this coinage even to call the whole thing Love. Sure as it is actually love - sayang - like any other word or expression, it's just an indifferent mode of equivalent form. For people like me, who has words as their love languages, it could be plenty for an unfeeling situation. Not really that lovely in the end. Why need well and good to geek up phrases turning plain feelings into extravagant shows of emotion? Why should the good things sound better than they are? Eventually, parents can also be so kind as to indulge it a bit.

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It is actually called Love; I suppose it is quite ironic as that even sounds quite absurd in this conception. Sure it is kind of love - "Sayang" - just like any other word or expression, means simply a kind of indifferent method of an equivalent. For people like me, who has words as their love languages, it could be plenty for an unfeeling situation. It isn't really that lovely in the end though. Why, on earth, should anyone 'geek' up a phrase turning plain feeling into extravagant outward displays of emotion? Good things should sound better than they are, right? Eventually, parents can also be so kind as to indulge it a bit.

Perhaps we could suppose that love is like a bustling city with libraries, with every relationship being some unique library. Every moment in a relationship could very well resemble one sentence in a book. Some sentences will be like the walls of a house, tough enough to hold it up, while others will be the little more removed ones which come to mind long after. Sometimes love feels like sweet; at one time, there's this your very own book, and at another, feeling lost and painfully boring. Every rise and fall in love becomes a lesson to write on our pages.

And then, what's next?

A song called 'The Apartment We can't Share' focuses on a love that is always an almost: a relationship that is always somewhere in-between are they and will you and never let's. In a relationship, of course lovers call each other sayang. But then what?

Sayang in Indonesian and Malay culture thus has a double meaning of love and sadness; it means almost in most terms that are tender among men and women, as darling in English, but also expresses loss or regret.

"Saya­ng" represents the complexity of human emotions, intertwining the joy of love with the pain of separation. It's the whispered "I love you" amidst the recognition of parting ways, the morning greeting that transforms into an evening farewell.

This journey is represented in "sayang"; it speaks of learning to love and leave, of introspection concerning attachment and detachment, and the endurance of heartbreaks.

Loving the spring in the face of winter refers actually to loving despite the uncertainties and the heartaches attached to it. Just like the image of spring, which represents newness, growth, and renewal, love is held to encompass warmth, joy, and the promise of brighter days ahead. On the other hand, love represents sometimes winter's chill of disappointment and loss.

It is brave optimism and vulnerability to choose to love despite this chance of eventual loss. It is acknowledgment that beauty and fulfillment in love regard the suffering of the end as a trade-off. Just as the beauty of spring makes winter's harshness bearable, so the joys of love make the effort and uncertainty worthwhile.

But there comes a time when the balance of struggle and reward finally tilts in favor of letting go. There are times when it is beneficial to draw the line between fighting the good fight and knowing when it's time to let the battle go. That's a very personal thing, very complicated. It is introspection and honesty and the willingness to face uncomfortable truths.

And, sometimes, it means that a moment's suffering, struggles together would be worthwhile for love. Other times it will have meant recognizing that a relationship has run its course, and the two must move on again a little braver. It is listening to your instincts, respecting your needs and boundaries, and having the strength to take difficult choices for your own happiness and well-being.

Ultimately, though, that choice is completely personal, made by love and self-awareness and a commitment to personal development and fulfillment.

Holding on to something that was once shared but is not shared anymore like an apartment now has all kinds of hard emotions attached to it as well as a lot of practicality. It is about reconciling what used to be there with what is and will be.

On an emotional level, letting go of an apartment with memories shared can feel like indeed moving on to a new phase of life. It is about shedding the attachments and sentimentalities which cling on to a space where love used to bloom. This can be devastating and is almost always spiced with a miniature grieving process over the loss of what was once visualized as a shared future.

Realistically, keeping the apartment might serve as a reminder of happiness in the past. However, with any and all financial and logistical burdens, it stands. Following a relationship's end, maintaining a space that was meant for two but inhabited by a single person may prove most costly and impractical. It might halt movement, making way for the construction of new memories.