I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.
Ursula K. Le GuinRead
You must remember this, a kiss is still a kiss, A sigh is just a sigh; The fundamental things apply, As time goes by.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the enduring significance of simple expressions of affection, like a kiss, despite the passage of time.
Herman Hupfeld's quote reveals that certain fundamental elements of love and human connection remain constant, even as time changes circumstances. The timelessness of a kiss and a sigh symbolizes the deep emotional ties that accompany these actions, suggesting that love's essence persists amid the inevitable changes of life.
In practice
During a wedding toast to remind everyone of the timeless nature of love.
I had forgotten how much light there is in the world, till you gave it back to me.
Love, love, I have hung our cave with roses.
Always' was a promise! How can you just break the promise?" "Sometimes people don't always understand the promises they're making when they make them," I said. Isaac shot me a look. "Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. That's what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don't you believe in true love?" I didn't answer. I didn't have an answer. But I thought that if true love did exist, that was a pretty good definition of it.
Whatever you love most, you fear you might lose, you know it can change. Why do you look from left to right when you cross the street? Because you donβt want to get run over. But, you still cross the street.
Surfing for me is more than my lifestyle; it's my passion, my love and it's a part of me.
Let yourself be loved, O Beloved, in the One. And from this One move out into the world, carrying within you the great potent energies of life to green your world, to create planets, suns, stars, stones, waves, oceans, to create new forms of life and expression - whether a friendship, a feeling or a new form of vocation.
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