“You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when the white wings of death scatter your days. Ay, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.” “…if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure, Then it is better for you that you cover your nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor, Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears…”
excerpts from the prophet..
i wish i would have known this before. you live and you learn..:)
life is so simple right now. too simple. i feel this burning itching desire for love lately. i long for it when im singing in my car, when im riding down to the beach, laying in my bed watching the latest comedy. yesterday as i was laying on the sand reading my novel watching the surf as the sun slowly went down. it felt perfect. life is so beautiful. and it would be even more beautiful with someone by my side. maybe. sometimes not. maybe im just a dreamer. im told i am. i still belive in the pureness of love, no matter how i have been betrayed.
live and learn. LOVE it.
