Has it ever occurred to you how fragile the human heart can be, or how unsettled it is at discerning true and false feelings? The heart is the spring from which all emotions flow…love, hate, confusion, understanding. It’s no wonder so many people can’t make up their minds! How is it that one second we feel enamored by our significant other, on the top of the world with them (in our minds of course), and the next we harbor a deep and devouring hatred toward another person (or even the same person)?
Oh, God! If only you had not created such wretched things as the heart and emotions! Things on this earth would be so much less complicated. There would not be the ache of a broken heart, which brings life’s fire burning down to a mere ember among the hearts of men. And would there not be confusion between feelings? The mind would no longer spin at the daunting task of discerning whether or not what we feel is love or lust, or compassion or jealousy, for there would not be emotions to compare.
And yet, is that not what makes us human? Is the idea of emotions not at the core of humanity and morality? Even though the pain of a broken heart may sometimes seem unbearable, does it not make the world seem alive and new? When one finally overcomes the pain and suffering of having their very lifeblood drained from them, one can find that the trees seem greener than usual, or that the sparrows’ song is much merrier, or that the warm spring rains bring more healing and love than any human could ever bring.
So, here’s to a broken heart! If I must choose between trudging through this life feeling numbness and running through this life feeling alive…I would choose a broken heart any day. Besides, how then could I finally find the love I was looking for in the first place without first finding the pain which I am so eagerly avoiding?
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