And that's when I understand that I have been stained. Whether I'm still in love with him, whether he was ever in love with me, and no matter who he's in love with now, Willem changed my life. He showed me how to get lost, and then I showed myself how to get found.
Interpretation
This quote reflects on the transformative impact of love and relationships.
In this quote, the speaker reflects on the profound effect that a past relationship has had on her life. She acknowledges the complexities of love, including feelings of being stained by past experiences, and recognizes that through the journey of love and loss, she has found a deeper understanding of herself. The relationship with Willem not only changed her perspective on love but also led her to a journey of self-discovery and healing.
In practice
During a speech about personal growth and healing after heartbreak.
Then the musical instruments appeared. Dad’s snare drum from the house, Henry’s guitar from his car, Adam’s spare guitar from my room. Everyone was jamming together, singing songs: Dad’s songs, Adam’s songs, old Clash songs, old Wipers songs. Teddy was dancing around, the blond of his hair reflecting the golden flames. I remember watching it all and getting that tickling in my chest and thinking to myself: This is what happiness feels like.
Stand and face me, my love,and scatter the grace in your eyes.
His wedding gift, clasped round my throat. A choker of rubies, two inches wide, like an extraordinarily precious slit throat.
Love is like ice in the hands of children.
If you find that thing you love, it doesn't necessarily matter whether you do it well or not-you just need to do it.
Beloved, till life can charm no more; And mourned, till Pity's self be dead.
We lay on the ground and kissed. Perhaps you smile. That we only lay on the ground and kissed. You young people can lend your bodies now, play with them, give them as we could not. But remember that you have paid a price: that of a world rich in mystery and delicate emotion. It is not only species of animal that die out. But whole species of feeling. And if you are wise you will never pity the past for what it did not know. But pity yourself for what it did.
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