What we must sacrifice...
I want to first apologize to anyone that might read this. It is filled with intent, and it is certainly not without malice. It is for me; it is something that I need to say. If it's not for you to hear, I humbly apologize.
I only want to bring up all of the things we must sacrifice in this life. To live in this world, we must compromise, sacrifice, and simply give up most of what we want. Fortunately, what we are left with is the world.
What does it mean to look at these words, compromise and sacrifice, without such distaste? What then does it mean to sacrifice?
We must sacrifice to create art, certainly. We must rip ourselves of so much to create and to show and share. There are times when I wonder if we could give it all in the name of our creation. We must sacrifice to make a life in art, to give people something that we feel to be so dear and important. The sacrifice of expression and statement seems almost great enough to prevent us from moving any further.
What we don't realize, though, is how much sacrifice it takes to actually live. What we need to acknowledge is how much compromise there needs to be for us to feel. For us to truly see or hear, there is so much to give up. For us to achieve something greater than desire, there is no limit on the compromise we should endure. To be anything more than closed and cynical, we must do the most unspeakable of things: we must sacrifice it all.
To acknowledge other people, one of the most basic and uplifting gestures in life, we must sacrifice. We must compromise ourselves. I urge us, however, not to see this as a bad thing. I urge us to overcome the fear of compromise and begin our life of compromise. To appreciate, we must acknowledge; to appreciate, we must sacrifice; we must compromise. Exclusion is one of the only true "slippery slopes" that exists, I think. If we don't appreciate, and we continue to exclude, we are eventually left with nothing. To arrive at nothing is the symptom of a lack of compromise. To connect is grow and to grow is to compromise.
This attack is directed at a specific group of people, but I certainly must compromise my anger and realize that is directed at everyone. More importantly, I should direct it to myself. If we are rigid, we have our truth and our principles to keep us company. If we sacrifice ourselves and compromise, we are allowed to hear, see, feel, acknowledge, appreciate, and overcome. If we compromise enough, we are left with life. If we compromise enough, we are left with the ability to live and love that life.
hear, see, feel, acknowledge, appreciate, and overcome,
Keith Manlove
I only want to bring up all of the things we must sacrifice in this life. To live in this world, we must compromise, sacrifice, and simply give up most of what we want. Fortunately, what we are left with is the world.
What does it mean to look at these words, compromise and sacrifice, without such distaste? What then does it mean to sacrifice?
We must sacrifice to create art, certainly. We must rip ourselves of so much to create and to show and share. There are times when I wonder if we could give it all in the name of our creation. We must sacrifice to make a life in art, to give people something that we feel to be so dear and important. The sacrifice of expression and statement seems almost great enough to prevent us from moving any further.
What we don't realize, though, is how much sacrifice it takes to actually live. What we need to acknowledge is how much compromise there needs to be for us to feel. For us to truly see or hear, there is so much to give up. For us to achieve something greater than desire, there is no limit on the compromise we should endure. To be anything more than closed and cynical, we must do the most unspeakable of things: we must sacrifice it all.
To acknowledge other people, one of the most basic and uplifting gestures in life, we must sacrifice. We must compromise ourselves. I urge us, however, not to see this as a bad thing. I urge us to overcome the fear of compromise and begin our life of compromise. To appreciate, we must acknowledge; to appreciate, we must sacrifice; we must compromise. Exclusion is one of the only true "slippery slopes" that exists, I think. If we don't appreciate, and we continue to exclude, we are eventually left with nothing. To arrive at nothing is the symptom of a lack of compromise. To connect is grow and to grow is to compromise.
This attack is directed at a specific group of people, but I certainly must compromise my anger and realize that is directed at everyone. More importantly, I should direct it to myself. If we are rigid, we have our truth and our principles to keep us company. If we sacrifice ourselves and compromise, we are allowed to hear, see, feel, acknowledge, appreciate, and overcome. If we compromise enough, we are left with life. If we compromise enough, we are left with the ability to live and love that life.
hear, see, feel, acknowledge, appreciate, and overcome,
Keith Manlove