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Thanks dreamchameleon... I wish I knew how to measure those things, the amount given, the amount pained.
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NightMajik
on October 8, 2007 at 11:19 AM
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Hi Dark_Moon. Thanks for such a thoughtful response. You're right, about both things--the force of love, and that I was talking about something more specific.
Oh, I don't know... Le sigh. As for your questions, the answer is "yes" to all of the good ones. It's a beautiful love, it's taught me so much and it does nourish my spirit. But it is one-sided, and I wonder how long it is okay to hold on to it, and when I must let go so that I can find someone who will actually return the love.
See the problem? It is a good love, and so it's hard to let go. But it is also hurtful, because the more I love, the more I hurt, becuase the love is mine, instead of shared with the receiver.
I guess the most difficult questions in life aren't supposed to have simple or easy answers, though, huh? T_T
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NightMajik
on October 8, 2007 at 11:18 AM
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time to give up.. when it hurts more than it gives..
posted by
nemonemo
on October 7, 2007 at 2:24 AM
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Majik, Literally, there is nothing in the entire universe that is more powerful than love. Everything, everyone, the entire cosmos was created out of love. Love, persistent love, unwavering love, undying love, eternal love, can transform, heal, change, renew any situation, can melt the hardest heart, can heal the most grievous wound. From this perspective, no obstacle is too great, no burden too heavy that it cannot be transformed by love. So, to give up on “love”, never…..never, never, never, ever, ever, never.
In the words of the 1 Corinthians, Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
But, I know that is not what you are asking, not about "love" in the largest sense. You’re asking about a particular “love”, a particular relationship, a particular person. At least, that is what I think you are asking. My questions: Does it feed your soul? Does it nourish your spirit? Is there a spring that flows ceaselessly in spite of external circumstance, when all “worldly” measures say “enough”? Does it energize, refresh, vivify regardless of trial, hardship, suffering? Or does it leave you feeling drained, hollow, empty, as if some part of your life force were sucked away? Is it grasping, clinging, attachment? Does it seek to acquire something for self? Or does it flow outward, without interruption. To me, these are the tests – or tests similar to these.
Listen to the Heart. The Heart never lies. When I say Heart, I’m not talking about emotions, I’m referring to the inner voice, the one located in the region of the physical heart, not the one(s) in the head. It’s the same voice that some call conscience – that feeling of when you are on the ‘right’ path or the ‘wrong’ path. That knowing.
Anyway, these are the tests for me. I can’t speak for anyone else and I can’t answer for you. And, really, I don’t claim to know a single thing.
Moon 
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magic_moon
on October 6, 2007 at 11:30 PM
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