"Wine's pleasure,
Love's intoxication,
Work's obsession,
Children's involvement,
Age's sorrow.
When will craving end?"
Giving until it hurts--this is the essence, perhaps the goal, of renunciation. Slowly, I am learning that the true pain is, in fact, love and not asceticism. Perhaps a sacrifice made in love is requested, not demanded; perhaps there are no obligations, only motivations--and with motivations comes freedom.
Love's intoxication,
Work's obsession,
Children's involvement,
Age's sorrow.
When will craving end?"
Giving until it hurts--this is the essence, perhaps the goal, of renunciation. Slowly, I am learning that the true pain is, in fact, love and not asceticism. Perhaps a sacrifice made in love is requested, not demanded; perhaps there are no obligations, only motivations--and with motivations comes freedom.
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