Response to AM's Post

How DOES one calm a raging storm? I think the answers are

1) one doesn't...maybe we just have to go with it...sit there amidst the whirlwind of emotions and just BE with them, see them. Is there a way, and if there is should we even TRY to calm the storm? We might just end up hurting ourselves more in the end. What do u think?

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2)Perhaps one CAN'T live forever without showing this powerful love. I think that either way, since every person we relate to in any way becomes a part of you, I think BOTH that a part of you dies without the other AND that you are reborn, as someone who has integrated that love within your soul/personality/essence. It's not either/or, its both/and. Either way, its a painful experience; pain is a part of both birth and death. When the pain has dulled and a clearer perspective can be taken, you can look upon yourself as an even more beautiful person than before, as a result, because now the love you had/have is a part of you...the truth is IT IS YOU. You're true self is nothing but the love you feel and have for others.