I woke up this morning expecting the world to be filled with pink and red heart-shaped balloons, but not a single balloon was in sight. Despite all the hype, today is turning out to be just another ordinary Monday – with nothing special to look forward to and not a hint of romance that would make me swoon.
Then I stopped and asked myself, why am I entertaining such thoughts? Maybe because in spite of my cynicism I still believe that:
“Love, we know somewhere within ourselves, transcends ordinary expectations and experience. Love gives more and it takes more. It is a metaphysical minefield—or a mine. It glitters, illuminates, endangers. The stakes are real. You win some. You lose some. You are never undamaged. But you are, with any luck, undaunted.” (Cristina Nehring, A Vindication of Love, 2009)
3 comments:
what a nice quote. i like the minefield analogy. =)
I really love the way you "word" your words. It's like they're being beautifully tangled. Happy Valentine's!
Great quote and so true. Well it was a ordinary Monday for me too but despite that - happy Valentine's day.
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