Tuesday, June 14, 2011

On Loving and Losing


Or Never Loving at All.

Anyone who has experienced heartbreak before is familiar with the one-sided lists of regrettable memories (birthday gifts, romantic getaways, family visits, and so on), as REM's hit single plays on REPEAT through the haze of (cigarette) smoke and uncontrollable tears. It isn't until months (for most men) or even years (for some women) when the clarity of hindsight kicks in and Alfred Lord Tennyson's (in)famous poem -- 'Tis better to have loved and lost/Than never to have loved at all' -- finally rings true. Regrets are replaced by life lessons, as appreciation for clarity finds space in a formerly broken heart. Enjoy!

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