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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  • George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible.

    David Kepesh: Invisible? What the hell does that mean? Invisible? They jump out at you. A beautiful woman, she stands out. She stands apart. You can't miss her.

    George O'Hearn: But we never actually see the person. We see the beautiful shell. We're blocked by the beauty barrier. Yeah, we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.

  • David Kepesh: I think it was Betty Davis who said old age is not for sissies. But it was Tolstoy who said the biggest surprise in a man's life is old age. Old age sneaks up on you, and the next thing you know you're asking yourself, I'm asking myself, why can't an old man act his real age? How is it possible for me to still be involved in the carnal aspects of the human comedy? Because, in my head, nothing has changed.