What Had To Say

[Guest guest]

Near the end of Van Gogh's life he wrote in one letter to

his sister: " I am of the opinion that a man or a woman ought to be

desperately in love with something or somebody, and the only

precaution one might be able to take is to do it in a certain way

according to one's ideas, and not in any other way. As to knowing

one's own mind in matters of this kind -- alas, we know ourselves so

little. "

I have read with interest the comments on love and relationships and

interactions and truth and belief and emotion v logic and emotion +

logic as they have been shared on this message board.

While I do not necessarily believe being 'desperately' in love is

quite right, I do believe that being 'unconditionally' in love is.

However, that he suggests that emotional interactions be in

accordance with the individual is what strikes me as most correct

and this can only be done when the individual takes the time to know

himself or herself well.

And this self-knowledge requires great courage in order to see the

truth of one's true self. It truly is about the individual, not

about others, is it not? And in seeing it as such, unreasonable

expectations can be removed from one's heart and replaced with

reasonable possibilities, can they not?

Hmmmmm, it would appear that I shall continue to wax poetic today

and quite possibly tomorrow based on some of the comments I have

posted lately. :-o

Raven