Happy Wednesday everyone, and oh by the way the country raised our debt ceiling so now we can charge more. Oh goody... No seriously I do believe that it needed to be raised but we need to cut our spending drastically and also in some manner add to our revenue stream. Now that is for another post here on Gather to debate but lets stick with our original theme.
The theme for today is the letter from St. Augustine and I share it with you here:
My dear,
Love is a temporary madness.
It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides.
And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being “in love” which any of us can convince ourselves we are.
Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Love is having roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from our branches we find that we are one tree and not two.
Put simply, love is the beauty of the soul.
Truly yours,
Saint Augustine
When all the pretty blossom have fallen from our branches we that that we are one tree and not two.
Put simply love is the beauty of the soul.
How powerful this letter and written with such truth.
Love for many is temporary madness, and maybe for all at the start. We watch movies that so eloquently and perfectly define love and make it look oh so simple. But in real life it has much more effort involved, its work and it always will be to stay in touch with those who you love.
How it does erupt like an earthquake so powerful and nothing can seem to be ever wrong with the events that present themselves.
But in the best of times or the worst of times the earthquake subsides and the shifting has taken place. Maybe some rubble, maybe just a realignment of the terrain before you. But things will look differently. The effect of the cause will be obvious to all.
But it will always remain the one truth is 'how will you react'?
Will you carefully keep the love in your heart or will you let it go back to the sea in the tide and hope it comes back into shore.
Love is not breathlessness
Love is not excitement
It is indeed something much more to remain that constant one unit with parts working towards a common goal that unifies and does not divide.
It is that tree with roots intertwined that St. Augustine so explains.
Roots that make two tree, two distinct individuals lock arms and hearts and say we are one, no matter the weather or the wind, we are one.
What a wonderful love that is.
This month take a close look at your actions and know that with your actions reaction will happen.
Oh you can ignore the actions taken against you or around you.
But make no mistake in time they will have a cumulative effect on your heart, spirit and soul. They will shape your actions and feelings. You can't ignore reaction, it will come in time.
But it is how we react.
What we define our values and dreams and wishes into our reality and even more so how we value those we love and cherish.
No one is nor will ever be perfect.
Mistakes happen but true love is not just forgiveness it is truly understanding and being that true friend who always devotes time and energy to those they love.
In society we are one tree, one human race. We must not should love each other, give that other an ear to be heard, arms to reach out and a heart to understand.
No one is perfect. Mistakes will be made. But how will we respond? How will we collectively unite to make this world better.
A quote that I have shared before and share here again.
Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.
And if you can’t help them, at least don’t hurt them
~Dalai Lama
Enjoy your day everyone and smiles to you all across the miles!
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