im not sure whether im relieved that im not the only one, or ashamed that im part of it......or annoyed for some obscure reason. :-)
you're right though - its so easy to fall into the "trap" of " i want to be with the person forever" we whisper lies, ignorant of ourselves - "only you"
just the other day i did - "I would love to just get away from all this, just to leave this place and lock myself in a house with just you for company, i could make everything right for you when you come back from the world to spend a few hours with me, that is all i want" and it was so easy to say when you are alone with this person, when no other factors apply, and the only thing you can see is the affection in their eyes.
i thought of it just now when you mentioned that, that even at the concert, mere hours from when i said that, my mind was wandering! ill admit that we are human, and we are sexual creatures - one can't help but be attracted to more than one person, but i still feel like ive failed in a way.
"To control the mind is the hardest thing. Our God cherishes silence - the sun and moon go by in silence, the grass grows in silence and the stars march through the sky every night - all in utter silence. To have silence of the body is easy - of the mind is a different matter. We cannot be aware of ourselves, of what God has given us, until we control our minds in prayer." -Mother Theresa
"God, grant me the concentration to NOT want to fuck everything i see!" -Moi!
the former was a tad more formal :-P but they're the same....in a way.
Well done! I like the mother theresa quote but I think yours does a good job of getting the point accross as well. Thanks for the well thought out reply.
you're right though - its so easy to fall into the "trap" of " i want to be with the person forever" we whisper lies, ignorant of ourselves - "only you"
just the other day i did - "I would love to just get away from all this, just to leave this place and lock myself in a house with just you for company, i could make everything right for you when you come back from the world to spend a few hours with me, that is all i want" and it was so easy to say when you are alone with this person, when no other factors apply, and the only thing you can see is the affection in their eyes.
i thought of it just now when you mentioned that, that even at the concert, mere hours from when i said that, my mind was wandering! ill admit that we are human, and we are sexual creatures - one can't help but be attracted to more than one person, but i still feel like ive failed in a way.
"To control the mind is the hardest thing. Our God cherishes silence - the sun and moon go by in silence, the grass grows in silence and the stars march through the sky every night - all in utter silence. To have silence of the body is easy - of the mind is a different matter. We cannot be aware of ourselves, of what God has given us, until we control our minds in prayer." -Mother Theresa
"God, grant me the concentration to NOT want to fuck everything i see!" -Moi!
the former was a tad more formal :-P but they're the same....in a way.
har har.
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