Diametric
The more we love,
The more we fear.
White knuckles grasp,
That which is held most dear.
The more we give,
The more we are given.
So backwards to what we're told;
Gaining treasures in Heaven.
Jealousy and anger,
Birthed out of passion.
Fearfully designed minds,
Hiding emotions that turn hearts ashen.
Light and Dark, Love and Hate
Without the other, one cannot relate.
Thought up by Tmproff at 7:00 PM
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Some of the most amazing things in my life, things I deeply loved, have caused me the most pain. Like being on the school newspaper -- I met the most amazing people there, made friendships and had amazing times with these people, yet sometimes the paper made me scream and caused me so very much grief and pain.
To quote Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own -- "The hard is what makes it great."
There is a phrase I like (not sure if it's totally true) but it goes like this:
You like someone for their virtues.
You love them for their faults.
I don't even know why I wrote this. I don't even like rhyming poetry.
Some things that have helped me is to compliment others and get compliments in return. Knowing that people care about you and approve of you is so powerful in my opinion.
That dusty scripture "Do unto others and you would have them do unto you" comes to mind :)
Even though these emotions are polar opposites, they're still related.
How can you define light without darkness?
Yes, exactly. Like passion wouldn't be passion if everything was "happy happy joy joy" all the time. I think pain helps create passion.
I think it is so important to show vulnerability in all relationships. There is nothing that breaks down walls faster than showing your own suffering and weakness.
I am not sure exactly why it's so effective. My theory is that after you reveal your suffering, the other person feels "obligated" to show their own.
Shauna, I didn't even think about that! Makes sense, b/c I haven't seen "The Passion of the Christ" yet.
Out of "Diametric" for some reason everyone is picking up on pain. As
I reread it,I also started thinking about giving, treasures in heaven and hope. Sometimes pain is all we see. I certainly understand that...it is usually me.
There was pain in my heart when I wrote it. I wonder why such diametric emotions can be so closely related.
Even with pain, I am happy that people can understand the meaning of what I write.
Perhaps the understanding comes from the transparency you offer...through the transparency it is that much easier to see, understand, and relate to our own pain and joy...
I've wondered for some time if this isn't what God is all about - in God and only in God do all of the things we see as opposites or contradictions make any sense. How else could God be a God of love and of war? How could He be a God of mercy and the God who hardens hearts? How could He be the God of the Old and New Testaments?
I try so hard to make things black and white in my existence and understanding of the world, when I think it's not really about the categories or definitions I try to assign to everything. That's why pain and love must coexist - both bring us to God.
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