You have won.
Theres more to pain than just a broken heart....
This is a loose translation of a famous line by the poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz, which has been a sort of guiding light to me in my dark hours. To look around is to find the sheer depth of human pain in all its forms, making you realise just how little your own loss is.
And yet at the bottom of it all, what is affected as a consequence IS the heart. Its bruised and broken and battered.
Jobs are lost and relationships get broken. People get into habits and relationships get broken. Health breaks down and relationships get broken. Ultimately no matter what the loss, there seems to be a loss of love and a broken heart and pain.
Where love should grow and nurture in sullen dark hours of need and difficulty, it seems to be abandoned and lost.
But still people soldier on...
But still people shoulder life...
And people love once again.
And hearts beat once again...
despite the
pain.
I salute all those people, you all taught me much....
Life rejected you
but ultimately
you have won.
My voluntary work brings these wonderful souls into my life and I feel truly blessed.
posted by Pincushion @ 5:49 PM
16 comments
16 Comments:
'Life regected you and ultimately you won'what a wonderful line. I think it's a good motto
I second this Pincushion.I have seen it firsthand in hospitals and the courage/tenacity leaves me speechless.We all move on in life always because life is always there for us at all times...it is just a matter of trust ! :)
i loved this "straight from the heart" piece!
thanks
thanks for very inspirational words. it is the courage of others that help us find our own. :)
hope you are well.
"Where love should grow and nurture in sullen dark hours of need and difficulty, it seems to be abandoned and lost."
Absolutely true...a very profound post..and it's always these ppl who make us understand the beauty of life and form!!!
If Life were a string of success stories, then Life would get to be monotonous. It's the failures and pain makes you feel 'alive'.
(something that I read in 'Notes to Myself' by Hugh Prather)
It's what I live for, to believe in something greater than myself, that we can all connect to it and each other in times of despair.
It is good to be reminded that people do learn to cope and survive....pain is so very difficult to forget.
Hey!... Nice lines...
Have a nice day. :)
there is a gorgeous song by a group called "la ley"... they sing in spanish... anyway, the chorus of one of their songs begins:
"sin dolor no te haces feliz"
without sadness you can't have happiness
and it is true. we need some kind of gauge... although it surely seems some people get more than their share of sadness and pain.
What a truly encouraging post! Just brilliant!
**Life rejected you
but ultimately
you have won
this line is so beautiful...
Keshi.
truly, truly uplifting. wonderful words.
Sue-Yes, I do try to live by it, though i might not be successful everytime :)
Finns-And I am so glad to have you coming here! Thank you, dear.
Jo-And I have seen YOUR courage first hand and cannot tell you how much you inspire me! Hugggs!
Lorena-You are so right! I am very well my dear, thank you!
Arvind-Yes indeed, you are quite right! Thank you :)
Brad-Ahhh yes! I have read that wonderful book and theres another one by Hugh Prather that I've just begun called ,"The little book of Letting Go" :)
Mermaid-I admire your way of looking at life, such spirituality! :)
IdeaSmith-Indeed it is! And we all have our share of it and can hold each others' hands through it :)
Wonderwall-Welcome aboard! Hope to have you around some more! And you have a nice life..thank you for dropping by :)
Small Squirrel-Yes, I know, sadly they do! But perhaps we can try and make a difference to them in some little way!
Ramchi-Awwww, Ramchi! Thank you! You are very generous with your praise :)
And yes those three words seem to be at the very heart of life and Death I believe is just a new beginning :)
Keshi-Thank you Trans! Glad that you found them so :)
"Its bruised and broken and battered" - brilliant. Loved the post. Nice blog. Will be visiting.
Pele
You have the gift of warm hands and that familiar feel. :-)
Kis kadar ji rahein hain,
ke khuda bhi sharma jaye.
Jis raaste par unke naksh-e-kadam gire,
Un par noor-e-ilahi chha jaaye.
*profuse apologies. :-)
gon pins that is so inspiring!
truly so!!
thanks!!
Hi--
just looking at your blog for 1st time; your reading list is interesting...
It seems Faiz's line was a seed whose thought has sprouted for you.
bests, d.i.
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