Friday, March 20, 2009

Pleasant confusion

"I barely have a sense of what I mean when I say love, let alone what it means to you. That's as it should be; God save us if we ever believe we have figured love out. James Thurber defined love as "that pleasant confusion we know exists." It's the best definition I have heard, but you have to appreciate the difference between confusion and mystery. Confusion is what happens when you try to figure out a mystery. Mystery itself can be very sweet, just as it is."

- Gerald May...What I Think I Know about Love

waterfall in El Salvador; picture taken by Rebekah 2000
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"Therefore understanding that rests in what it does not understand is the finest." -Chuang Tzu

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