dirtwrench
farming on the other side
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We learn about love from the moment we first breathe. The sound of our family's voices, the touch of hands holding us secure. As we grow, we continue to learn. Friends, extended family. Each year adds to our knowledge of what love is.
Soon we grow older and a new form of love invades our world. One day the girl in the next row over at school is icky, the next we have fallen in love with her. But this is childhood love. Two weeks later we love her friend. Or cousin. Or someone else we just met. Life marches forward at a startling pace. All too soon we are nearly grown and once again, a new form appears.
High school love. The can't-stand-to-be-out-of-her-sight-for-more-than-5-minutes love. It may or may not withstand the test of time, but it is very real. And very right now. For some it will last though marraige, kids, golden years. Others it will last until the next pretty face. Only time and experience will show us the answer.
As we age we love and learn a lot. We have loved a lot.Youth gives way to young adulthood and then to middle age. Love is a constant in our lives and something we cherish. If we are lucky, we will find that one true love that romance and fairy tales told us of as children. Our hearts will feel full. Our life of love will be complete.
Sometimes that is the end. Other times karma, fate, God, the stars above and signs all around have diferent ideas. They give us that one true love. We bask in its glow for years. Then they give it to us again. But they don't take away the first, only add a second. One has had all the years to simmer, and another grabs us so violently we don't know which way to turn. We are torn. We struggle with thoughts and feelings impossible to reconcile. Guilt, love, hate, need, want. We lose sleep. We either eat too much or too little. We are trapped by a set of feelings beyond our control.
Please tell me wise ones of the Playground- Am I crazy?
And Mods, if this is in the completely wrong forum, move or delete.
Soon we grow older and a new form of love invades our world. One day the girl in the next row over at school is icky, the next we have fallen in love with her. But this is childhood love. Two weeks later we love her friend. Or cousin. Or someone else we just met. Life marches forward at a startling pace. All too soon we are nearly grown and once again, a new form appears.
High school love. The can't-stand-to-be-out-of-her-sight-for-more-than-5-minutes love. It may or may not withstand the test of time, but it is very real. And very right now. For some it will last though marraige, kids, golden years. Others it will last until the next pretty face. Only time and experience will show us the answer.
As we age we love and learn a lot. We have loved a lot.Youth gives way to young adulthood and then to middle age. Love is a constant in our lives and something we cherish. If we are lucky, we will find that one true love that romance and fairy tales told us of as children. Our hearts will feel full. Our life of love will be complete.
Sometimes that is the end. Other times karma, fate, God, the stars above and signs all around have diferent ideas. They give us that one true love. We bask in its glow for years. Then they give it to us again. But they don't take away the first, only add a second. One has had all the years to simmer, and another grabs us so violently we don't know which way to turn. We are torn. We struggle with thoughts and feelings impossible to reconcile. Guilt, love, hate, need, want. We lose sleep. We either eat too much or too little. We are trapped by a set of feelings beyond our control.
Please tell me wise ones of the Playground- Am I crazy?
And Mods, if this is in the completely wrong forum, move or delete.
