I once heard a psychologist giving a lecture say something like, “without relationships no growth is possible.” Of course, having met saints who spent years in isolation seeking and achieving enlightenment, this sounded a bit too conventional for me. I myself chose to disconnect from the world for 3 years in an attempt to understand the meaning of my life,…
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Do You Know What True Love Is?
Billie Holiday soulfully sings, “You don’t know what love is… Until you’ve learned the meaning of the blues… Until you’ve loved a love you’ve had to lose… You don’t know what love is.” Clearly, she’s not the only one portraying love as something that hurts; most of the songs and stories and movies out there convey a very similar message.…
