So its coming to the end
of ex-wife's birthday.
I've celebrated it,
with booze and smokes,
plus some pointless reminicsing.
Perhaps we'd talk a little bit
about love tonight.
Loving a woman,
got to be an act
of Total Surrender.
Of Complete
Unconditional and
Irrevocable Acceptance.
Like the Billy Joel song,
I'd take the good times,
I'd take the bad times,
I'd take you
Just the way you are.
We miss the point,
when we shed tears,
and say,
I'm suffering
for a love that is not
worth it.
Worth what?
We suffer because
we feel,
that we give
more than we receive.
We suffer because
we think,
that our love is going
unappreciated.
We suffer because
we are unable,
to determine
the eventual outcome
of our love.
We suffer because,
we realise
that our love is
not enough.
But therein lies
the seed
of spiritual growth.
Because love is not
about give and take.
Giving and taking
is a commercial transaction
of mutual exploitation.
Love is
Give and Give.
When you find joy
in giving,
and not expecting anything
in return.
It is madness,
but an insanity
I truly enjoy.
Because when I love,
I've conquered myself,
I've conquered my selfishness,
I've conquered my selfcentric demands,
I've conquered my innermost fears.
When I've conquered,
I shall fear no loss.
Because really,
there is no more
downside.
