The root of the pain in life is not that we obey our feelings, but that we surrender too much to reason

Dee 2022-03-28 09:01:13

i spent my whole life jumping from one relationship to another

because this made me believe that i was never alone

and that time was not passing

...


i know she was sincere when she said she loved me but she will love

I know she has her own way and she will leave me sooner or later

I know that loss and jealousy can make me lose my calm and control and make me mean and childish I know it's a mistake to be too hard on close people

, but why do we always It's easier to forgive strangers

I know the reality of life is fickle and no one will really stop for you

I know that one cannot seek freedom and safety in life at the same time. That is impossible.

I know that life in reality is enough and shouldn't expect too much.

I know I'm terrified of this relationship

I know it's the way it should be, to protect myself

I know my feelings are easy to sink in and I have to control them I know

we want better and have to learn to forget

It's just a myth,

I don't want to

destroy it. Fantasizing about the future with you will make me feel scared.

I know what we have to give up

in order to protect ourselves ... i recovered my equilibrium and my independence who am i kidding? .... ..











The root of the pain in life is not that we obey our feelings, but that we surrender too much to reason

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  • Emory 2022-03-26 09:01:15

    A variation of love, the elegy starts from the first note. Unable to love someone deeply, jealousy and possessiveness become stubborn resistance, and our love is equal only when you are no longer perfect.

  • Jovanny 2022-03-25 09:01:23

    The clichéd ending seems to say that only illness and death can close the age gap between lovers.

Elegy quotes

  • David Kepesh: I don't know how to relate to you, Kenny? You're so *morally* superior to me in every way, even our adulteries can't compare. Yours plays the oboe, what have I got to put up against that? She probably writes poetry in her spare time, and her kids do too.

  • David Kepesh: Kenny, listen to me. I'm the only father you have. I'm the only one you'll ever have.

    Kenny Kepesh: What a comfort that is.