Love and Kindness

"Love is something more stern & splendid than mere kindness".
-C.S Lewis: The problem of pain-

There is kindness in Love, but the two do not neccessarily go together. Mere kindness tolerates anything except suffering in the object, and cares not whether the object becomes good or bad - for example the act of kindness in putting down an animal to avoid further pain.

At the opposite pole, Love demands the perfecting of the beloved:
Love may love the beloved when her beauty is lost- but not because it is lost
Love may forgive all infirmities and love inspite of them- but Love cannot cease to wish their removal.
Love is more sensitive than hatred itself to any blemish in the beloved.

-Love forgives most; but condones least.
Love is pleased with little; but demands all.-

My silence is my self defense

And So It Goes - Billy Joel

In every heart there is a room
A sanctuary safe and strong
To heal the wounds from lovers past
Until a new one comes along

I spoke to you in cautious tones
You answered me with no pretense
And still I feel I said too much
My silence is my self defense

And every time I've held a rose
It seems I only felt the thorns
And so it goes, and so it goes
And so will you soon I suppose

But if my silence made you leave
Then that would be my worst mistake
So I will share this room with you
And you can have this heart to break

And this is why my eyes are closed
It's just as well for all I've seen
And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows

So I would choose to be with you
That's if the choice were mine to make
But you can make decisions too
And you can have this heart to break

And so it goes, and so it goes
And you're the only one who knows

Cowboys and Angels (thanks grace)

Cowboys and angels- George Michael

When your heart's in someone else's hands
Monkey see and monkey do
Their wish is your command
You're not to blame
Everyone's the same

All you do is love and love is all you do
I should know by now the way i fought for you
You're not to blame
Everyone's the same

I know you think that you're safe Mister
Harmless deception
That keeps love at bay
It's the ones who resist that we most want to kiss
Wouldn't you say?

Cowboys and angels
They all have the time for you
Why should i imagine that i'd be a find for you
Why should i imagine
That i'd have something to say

But that scar on your face
That beautiful face of yours
In your heart there's a trace
Of someone before

When your heart's in someone else's plans
Things you say and things you do
They don't understand
It's such a shame
Always ends the same

You can call it love but i don't think it's true
You should know by now
I'm not the boy for you
You're not to blame
Always ends the same

I know you think that you're safe Sister
Harmless affection
That keeps things this way
It's the ones who persist for the sake of a kiss
Who will pay

Cowboys and angels
They all take a shine to you
Why should i imagine that i was designed for you
Why should i believe
That you would stay

But that scar on your face
That beautiful face of yours
Dont you think that i know
They've hurt you before

Take this man to your bed
Maybe his hands will help you forget
Please be stronger than your past
The future may still give you a chance

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"Life's dim window of the soul
distorts the heavens from pole to pole,
and leads you to believe a lie,
when you see with, not through, the eye"

-William Blake-


"If i find in myself desires which nothing in this world can satisfy, the only logical explanation is that i was made for another world"

-C.S. Lewis-

Of course we're disappointed (with life not meeting our expectations , and don't feel secretly guilty as though we ought to be more grateful) - we're made for so much more.

-Exerpts from The Sacred Romance-

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"Dreams are always crushing when they don't come true. But it's the simple dreams that are often the most painful because they seem so personal, so reasonable, so attainable.
You're always close enough to touch, but never quite close enough to hold, and it's enough to break your heart."

Nicholas and Micah Sparks- Three Weeks With My Brother


Blasts from the past

- dreams : Choose some, not all.

- Two roads diverged in a yellow wood ,And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth ....

-Travel light

Rachel Yamagata- I Wish You Love

Goodbye, no use leading with our chins
This is where our story ends
Never lovers, ever friends
Goodbye, let our hearts call it a day
But before you walk away
I sincerely want to say
I wish you bluebirds in the spring
To give your heart a song to sing
And then a kiss, but more than this,
I wish you love!
And in july a lemonade
To cool you in some leafy glade
I wish you health,
and more than wealth,
I wish you love!
My breaking heart and I agree
That you and I could never ever be
So with my best, my very best, I set you free
I wish you shelter from the storm
A cozy fire to keep you warm

But most of all, but most of all
When snowflakes fall
I wish you wealth
I wish you health
i wish you love.