i think that my latest trip report relates to this thread. it's titled 'One Scoop Past Full'. it's definitely worth reading. oh my god hurry, i love you.
I'm disappointed that no one's trying to answer the original questions. I'm going through some serious hardships right now and struggling to keep the feelings of hope and joy that usually come so naturally to me.
Life is a roller coaster and it has to roll to the bottom if it is going to climb to the top again. Many people including me have been in a situation like yours and life will get better. On the topic of innocence, what is a benefit of keeping ones innocence throughout life. It does not even seem like a "life" if ones innocence is intact.
Love is what gives and takes Love's not an object, it isn't acted upon I'd agree, the idea of "trying to keep your innocence" doesn't sound terribly innocent to me, it sounds deeply rooted in fear!
Sorry buddy i let my mind wonder a little too far sometimes..... Dont worry brother its very easy to fall into low points in life, iam just coming out of by far the lowest it....Oh well though man life goes on and you just gotta be strong!!!.... In my opinion childhood innocence is irreplaceable, because if you think about it childhood innocence is well just that,Childhood Innocence, its possible to retain characteristics from childhood but the maturity that comes along with being an adult is also a part of it and in the same way its sort of irreplaceable...Life is a cycle bro, just ride through it and all will be well :cheers2:...I believe all is well as long as someone is able to come back and have fun...However some hardships man are extremly hard to go through bro, different situations, different reactions=different people...Hope i helped
How can love give and take? Love is acted upon. Otherwise the word (love) is empty. I refuse to have a battle of the wits with an unarmed opponent!
well first of all, there is always hope man. you have to maintain hope, and have faith for the future. you can't surrender to your hardships, you must fight on and prevail through. you should have faith that things will get better. but truly what i think gets us through is the fact that there is love. when one takes into account the incredibly spectacular nature of love then that is all that they need to carry them through. given the simple fact that it does exist is enough to shine through the darkest of nights. because really the magnitude of the worst hardships pale in comparison to the endless light of love. it doesn't even matter that one is facing hardships when in the end, there is always love. i do think that love and fear are essentially opposites. well not exactly opposites, but on fairly different points on the same scale. like one might tune into two different channels on opposite ends of the radio broadcast spectrum. love is more like 101.9, and fear is more like 89.9. i think that all forms of negativity are derivatives of fear. also what i meant by maintaining ones innocence was not allowing oneself to become bitter or hold a grudge because of the hardships that one might have had to endure. i have been through a hell of alot more than most people, and i like to think that i have not grown bitter as a result.
The word love is indeed very empty. Love refers to something beyond words and ideas. "The most important aspect of love is not in giving or the receiving: it’s in the being. When I need love from others, or need to give love to others, I’m caught in an unstable situation. Being in love, rather than giving or taking love, is the only thing that provides stability. Being in love means seeing the Beloved all around me." -Ram Dass There's no battle here, just trying to elaborate on my beliefs on love
Ok if Ram Dass said it then that changes everything. Seriously..that guy got to places we all aspire to reach. lol Jus kiddin about duking it out! :boxing_smiley:
i don't think you can measure true love, but only measure it's effects indirectly like one would see leaves blowing in the wind. giving and recieving love is not true love at all, but our self-created vision of love. we create these visions because it is actually impossible to find true love. but at the same time it is possible to find it. get it?
you must be sitting in a cave high atop some mountain with long hair and beard looking out at the world. Om-----:cheers2:
