A funny little word

[justben]

Need to post something, but after half a dozen false starts at some broad sweeping deep philosophical analysis, I need to just give that up in favor of what's been immediately running through my head these past few weeks

Comments

[radagast97]

A very nice post. I guess dealing with and understanding that one little word is one of life's Koans we all deal with.

Glenn

[scyllacat]

I've learned in my time in this world, and to separate the wheat of honest maturity from the chaff of cynicism and fear.

a difficult lesson indeed.

I just wanted to say, I feel every bit of that. i'm recently returned to the world of the open-hearted, and your post is like a counter-melody to my own song.

Love on, my friend. The more you do it, the better you understand it.

and, btw, the answer to your question about gay marriage is "religion." i'm sorry, but the "traditionalists" don't want us infringing on their last huge bastion of state-protected religious privilege.

yup, being happy does not stop me from finding many people to be blind and hateful.

[radiantbaby]

I love you. Thank you for sharing more of your beautiful self.

[zudaru]

I simpathise with that plight. One of the things that makes you "just Ben" (and the light side , vs. my dark side ) is your almost childlike outlook on life. I don't mean ignorance , but rather the exuberance , full grasp of the joy of just being alive. I think this is part of the love your speaking of. Hopefuly you can keep it alive for a long time to come !

[butafli]

Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
-Leo Tolstoy