TRUTHS.

the picture isn't mine, neither is the quote for that matter, but i did put the two together. i really like that quote. it reminds me of this one:

i guess the both speak to the same thing, in a way. they talk about how suffering, being broken, is a part of life. everyone who lives their life must suffer through trials and tribulations that are way beyond their control.

this is something that i have always struggled with. i like control. i enjoy being in control and knowing that my actions will consequently result in a specific outcome. so when it comes to things like love, things that are so far beyond the conceptual grasp of us as humans, i find myself falling apart and trying to shove everything into neat little piles of before-and-after. and that doesn't work with love.

people have to accept that they can easily be broken, and that being broken is a by-product of living a fulfilling life; that being broken isn't necessarily a bad thing. and that is what i have trouble understanding and accepting.

i digress.

these quotes speak to me because they say what i have learned the hard way. if i had read these two years ago, they wouldn't have meant near as much to me as they do now. because i've experienced the truths that they speak to. i've lived them.

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