I see... Truth to them words for sure. I'll say this: you're an awesome writer and one helluvan imaginative fella' but I have to disagree with you on this one; I think you're missing a HUGE point. I'll let my man Kahlil tell you why:
When love beckons to you, follow her,
Though her ways are hard and steep.
And when her wings enfold you yield to her,
Though the sword hidden among her pinions
may wound you.
And when she speaks to you believe in her,
Though her voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall she
crucify you. Even as she is for your growth
so is she for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and
caresses your tenderest branches that quiver
in the sun,
So shall she descend to your roots and
shake them in their clinging to the earth.
........
All these things shall love do unto you
that you may know the secrets of your
heart, and in that knowledge become a
fragment of Life's heart.
But 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.
Love gives naught but itself and takes
naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be
possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say,
"God is in my heart," but rather, "I am
in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course
of love, for love, if it finds you worthy,
directs your course.
.......
Love has no other desire but to fulfill
itself.
.......
( from "On Love", The Prophet)
See Neil, from my angle, Love is meant to open us up and affect us incredibly, so that we might "know the secrets of our hearts." Love often. Take the hit. Be hurt. Love again.... Only way to bloom.
Alsup said it's on you to figure out what love means, to you. Here's to that uncovering. Stay tuned.
You asked for it, amigo
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