Heart the Lover
My original plan was not to write a post about Heart the Lover by Lily King; however, attending my goddaughter’s high school graduation made me reconsider. You will have to follow my logic on this one.
First, a bit about the book. The story begins by highlighting a college love triangle between "Jordan," Sam, and Yash. As the narration unfolds, the lens narrows to the ill-fated relationship between “Jordan” and Yash, chronicling their passion and loss as they navigate a relationship that was never meant to be.
The story is a rumination from “Jordan’s” perspective of her college years, which she has until now lived in a very different compartment from her current life, married to Silas. Upon a tragic revelation, the two eras collide, forcing her to face her past and heal old wounds.
Now, back to my wandering logic, which lures me to reflect on what those college years mean. College has a different interaction with time than other chapters in your life. Your growth during those 1,460 days is measured in decades, though time remains confined to the measurement of years.
At a young age, you are deciding who you want to be, what you want to do, ultimately, setting the groundwork for the affects you hope to impart on the world.
Accordingly, the fellow people you connect with during these curious times create their very own chamber in your heart. This chamber allows you to hold each other close, even when life’s distance and schedules may keep you physically apart.
When your paths do again traverse this arcane sorceress of time allows you to forget that there ever was space between you, and you fall into an easy rhythm where you take in each other’s company as easily as breathing air.
So, to my goddaughter and all the graduates who either embark on these crazy years or those who are starting to say goodbye to them, know these truths. You will likely make some of your closest human connections in these next few days, and you will have to then say goodbye to them a short time later. However, when you find those golden moments of reunion, the sorceress of time will return to wield her magic, receding into the shadows of your mind as though she never existed at all.
