Emotional Investments
It is Better to Have Loved and Lost Than to Never Have Loved at All
Some have been burned, badly burned in a relationship. Some are afraid of being burned.
Finding and being with that special person, that "bosom friend", as Anne Shirley of "Anne of Green Gables", mentions, is not easy to do. And not automatically maintained, when found. But to exclude oneself from the chance, is to never have the chance. To exclude oneself from LOVE, one never truly knows LOVE.
Depth of passion comes with a price: depth of feeling. You cannot care for others until you care about others.
It is an awesome experience to have someone massage and caress your own flesh. But it is an even more awesome and fulfilling experience when someone holds and caresses your own longing heart.
One cannot experience the depth of joy of truly knowing someone, truly investing hope in their kindred spirit, without an equal risk of disappointment and pain.
"Dancing With Dragons"
We spend so much time
Dancing with dragons
Our perceptions of fear
Of intimate relationships;
Hearts reaching out
Souls stretching to touch
But words never form
Or fall from our lips
And bonds are left unformed
For fear of misunderstanding
No touching and
Being touched
To find friendship
Or perhaps even
Love.
The famous author once penned, essentially, "It is better to have loved and lost, than to have never loved at all".
Published by Robert Curtis
I have been writing for over 30 years. I am currently the director of the Midvale City Arts and Literature Competition, five years now. View profile
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