"Yes or not so much, cannot be both. If the question were that easy you would have more to say, for it is the difficult questions that lack the words to explain." - SD
Well friend slip...in this case, you are wrong on both points. 1. "Neither being nor not-being nor both nor neither." (one aspect of some sects of Buddhism) 2. Apparently you don't embrace Occam....and, I didn't lack words to explain. On Apr 30, 9:09 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes or not so much, cannot be both. If the question were that easy > you would have more to say, for it is the difficult questions that > lack the words to explain. > > On Apr 30, 10:36 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > "When you say "seeing", is that like in the mirror? > > > You must be very pressed for time orn." - SD > > > Yes...not so much...it is an easy question. > > > On Apr 30, 2:02 pm, Slip Disc <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > When you say "seeing", is that like in the mirror? > > > > You must be very pressed for time orn. > > > > On Apr 30, 3:28 pm, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Love is seeing the equal... > > > > > On Apr 30, 10:29 am, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Absolutely brilliant, Francis. Thank you. > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 12:08 PM, frantheman > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > I could just quote your description back to you, Chris, and it would > > > > > > also apply about 98% to me. I know that amazing feeling of falling > > > > > > completely, unreservedly, in love where brain, belly and balls are > > > > > > all > > > > > > focussed in just one direction. I think, for a good long-term > > > > > > relationship, friendship (philos) must add itself to eros, if the > > > > > > relationship is to have a chance. And respect, always respect - > > > > > > something which isn't always easy to maintain when two people have > > > > > > learned to know each other (including the weaknesses of the other) > > > > > > really well. > > > > > > > That said, I'm solo for nearly a year now, having spent most of my > > > > > > adult life in two long-term relationships. As of now, I'm still > > > > > > enjoying it, although I do think I would rather see a partnership > > > > > > situation in the medium to long term. Still, I certainly haven't > > > > > > reached the stage where I actively go looking for it. Indeed, my > > > > > > personal story has always been that serious relationships have > > > > > > started > > > > > > out of normal, everyday encounters. But I've been lucky in that the > > > > > > cataclysmic break-up of my last relationship early last summer > > > > > > coincided with the move of my 17-year old daughter, who had been > > > > > > living with her mother abroad since we broke up twelve years ago (so > > > > > > that we could only see each other a couple of times a year for over > > > > > > a > > > > > > decade), to live with me. So loneliness hasn't been a negative > > > > > > factor, > > > > > > and we have a very good, harmonious relationship - the more so, > > > > > > because we both had to work hard to sustain the relationship over > > > > > > the > > > > > > years. > > > > > > > Writing this, it strikes me how deeply important the love I have for > > > > > > my daughters (and theirs for me) is in my life. And my love for my > > > > > > parents (even if my relationship with my father was characterised by > > > > > > tension for many years). I feel very privileged in this regard, as I > > > > > > know that being able to see one's experience of family (even > > > > > > "broken" > > > > > > family in the case of my ex-wife and our children) as positive is > > > > > > anything but inevitable - and should anyone question this, they > > > > > > should > > > > > > just go and read gruff's story. The older I get, the more I value > > > > > > the > > > > > > basic human unit of family as a source of dependable love (even if > > > > > > families can also be theatres of incredible hurt and cruelty) - > > > > > > something I certainly woudn't have said when I was in my early > > > > > > twenties. > > > > > > > And then, there are also good friends, and brothers and sisters ... > > > > > > Thinking about it, I live in a sea of love. > > > > > > > ... > > > > > > > "Amor vincit omnia" is not a phrase I would categorically affirm. > > > > > > Yet > > > > > > I can still say, yes, I believe in love. > > > > > > > Francis > > > > > > > On 30 Apr., 04:31, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> And no,this isn't a wide open generic question. I'm not interested > > > > > >> in agape here, this is strictly for eros. > > > > > > >> I'm a hopeless romantic and serial monogamist. I fall in love hard > > > > > >> and quickly if I find someone worthy of such, put my all Into > > > > > >> maintaining long term romantic relationships, despite my personal > > > > > >> challenges, and against all logic remain a believer in the concept > > > > > >> of a happily ever after relationship despite a spotty relationship > > > > > >> record and a generally rational to cynical worldview on every > > > > > >> other topic. Love is such a basic human instinct to me. > > > > > > >> Perspectives on Love vary drastically though, and I've heard a > > > > > >> surprisingly diverse number of them recently. So, I'm putting the > > > > > >> question out to each of you, not as a debate, but as an invitation > > > > > >> to expound what your perception of the nature of Love is, in your > > > > > >> life. 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