In defining something, we state what it is and isn’t.
In saying there is love in an instance, is the same as saying there could not, not
be love in that instance. The assertion forbids a simultaneous negation. We can
say what is possible. But opposite feelings happen rarely in one instance. And
the positive assertion, is not about to subtract itself in the same breath. It
can work its way there, but usually people say, “I remember when …”. Not, “I
asserted opposite qualities in one breath,” albeit, it’s possible, but rare. “To
have loved and lost is better than to have not loved at all.” True love changes
a person, and its negation is destructive. We cherish each other, grow familiar
with each other, in one breath, to negate those sentiments. It can harden a
person. To learn things, to have facts, where some aren’t rosy, as they say. The
idea of it all. On a positive note, to see the best in humanity, to soar and
dance, and care to love, pulled out of oneself … this is living.
