Quelqu'un m'a dit

There's a thought that's been nagging me the whole day. Sometimes, we ask ourselves or other people questions we don't want to be answered. Or do we want to know? Say for example,"Do you still love me?". Sure, logic dictates that we should know the answer in order to figure out our next move. We want to know, we need to know. The insecurity drives us up the walls.

But if you think about it, do you really want to know? Whatever the question may be, there's always the possibility that the answer is not the one we want. You think that after the question has been asked and the answer given, you'll be able to deal with it. Because now you know. I beg to differ. It's not the wait we fear the most, the helpless state of not knowing. It's the answer. And the reason for this is quite simple. When you have such a question that eats away at you, chances are you already know the answer to it. It's been there all the time. You just chose to ignore it.

So instead of sleepless nights and endless conversations with yourself, just ask. Ask that question, whatever it may be. And with a little luck, you might get the answer you're looking for.

The song came to my mind while I was writing. It may not have much to do with what I wrote, but it felt right. Carla Bruni released her debut album in 2002 called "Quelqu'un m'a dit". It had success in Europe and sold 1.2 million copies in France.