"The soul would have no rainbows if the eyes had no tears."......It's a buddhist thing.
This is a belief which I can wholeheartedly support. At my age, and with the life experiences I have had, I can say without a doubt that this is about as close to pure truth as you can get.
I have gone through a whole forest of tears and have been treated to a few, well placed rainbows of my own.
We have all had them....those moments we didn't think we would ever live through. The pain, the grief, the absolute feeling of hopelessness that engulfs us all and brings on the tears that flow like a river; these are things that visit each and every person on this planet. This is the one thing we all truly have in common with one another.
But, if we persevere, if we overcome that pain and sorrow and loss, then at some point in the future we are usually blessed with some other event that burst up our soul and illuminates it with the colors of a rainbow of hope and joy.
A time for rivers of tears.....
And a time for the pure joy of a rainbow of hope....my grandson.... two weeks old...my joy.
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yekdeli.....Thanks for the comment and the congrats. Aric is now 14months old and he lives in Washington state...a long way from me. The picture I used was taken by his grandmother who went up there for the occasion of his birth.
Thoughtful and beautiful, Torman.
And may you and the loverly missus have the same. Love to you both!
Hugs to him from a fairy in Saudi (it's meant to be lucky ;))
Scanner...I spent a good twenty-five years being sad and angry and self-destructive...now...not so much anymore.
Ger....Aric gets his good looks solely from his Grandmother; I had little to do with it which I am sure Aric will grow up thankful for.
Buffy....you and I...we have been through that whole "balance" thing in our lives haven't we. I believe you learned its value earlier than I did and I have learned alot about balance from you.
Life is good....thanks for your comment and your hubby has good taste!
Winda....RIGHT BACK AT YA GIRL! It is always such a treat to see you in my comment section.
Cartouche....Thank you so much. The good thing about living a long time is that when you get older you are more able to see that magic circle of life. I kind of like the view from here.
Tabb...Hugs from a beautiful fairy has got to be lucky. Aric is blessed for sure.