Ancient Roman poet and author Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC) proclaimed that "Love conquers all things; let us too surrender to love." While some may disagree that in fact love can conquer all, I am a romantic to the core and will always agree with this sentiment.
One might say "I love you, but I just can't continue in this relationship with you because it hurts too much..." or, "My heart is fighting with my brain. I just love you so much and my heart is telling me to stay, but my mind is telling me I should leave." So we are in a pickle. Do we listen to our minds--which we all know can play tricks on us, or do we follow our hearts--which ultimately make us feel alive? We want, we need, we must have love in our hearts to feel alive.
"Do you want me to tell you something really subversive? Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more." --Erica Jong
This Jong quote is so true---SO TRUE! If one isn't willing to risk everything, sacrifice everything that makes them happy, and to fight for whatever it is they love, then I return to another quote by Virgil: "Each of us bears his own Hell."
According to every romantic in the world, dead or alive, including modern day singer Nora Jones, if you really love, and you want it bad enough, "It's never too late for love."
I leave you with a final thought: "You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love." --Henry Drummond
So, if we claim to love, yet are unable to completely surrender to it, perhaps our love isn't love afterall. Personally, I really want to live.
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I could not possibly agree with you more, G-Llama. To say anything else would be to detract from your post and all its truth. I can only echo that indeed, it is never too late to love or start over or begin anew. The ability to do this is the blessing of grace...something that God has given to us and that people who love each other give freely to one another. In loving we finally live as we are meant to...when we are touched by someone's love we change and grow and develop into more whole, fuller versions of our selves. This is a gift that is more valuable and precious than anything else in this whole world.
I've learned one thing, I will never take such a gift for granted again. Thanks for your post.
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