In this life, we are all subjected to the alternate forces of heat and cold, of rain and sunshine and of hate and love. There is always resistance to accepting the two sides that like a magnet pulls us towards opposite directions. There are times when life seems drawn to the deep ends of sadness and frustration and a feeling of defeat appears inevitable. Everything and everywhere, things just seem to go wrong no matter how much we struggle to get out of the quagmire.Whatever the reasons there are for sinking into the lowest feelings of abandonment are numerous because bad times seem to collect everything that is unwanted in the immediate environment. Things are bad in the workplace where bosses are incompetent and lacking in empathy; hard work and accomplishments are not appreciated and worse, they create jealousy and competition. If they were not enough, the home which is the refuge from all evils outside is empty of compassion and affection. The other half is probably suffering from the same frustration so that the capacity for understanding and consoling each other become a heavy burden of the moment.
How does one leave behind feelings of frustration and anger and change into another person when one comes home? It would be a rational thing to do because whoever is the other person waiting at home does not really deserve to get the outburst of bad humour. How does one cool down, shed off that battered skin like a snake and come out fresh with a new person incarnated? Everyday comes this challenge of changing oneself for the sake of other persons dear to us. What we want to share is not anger against the mismanagement of the world we live in. We want to share the best in ourselves, the part where the heart is unaffected by hatred and anger.
Coming home to a loved one is always the highlight of a day - whether bad or good. To feel the warmth of an embrace that wipes out all the anxieties of the day, to sit close to each other and watch the sun fading from the horizon as the night settles down, to listen to the softness of tender love words and to forget everything else because nothing really matters at such moments of togetherness. These are the amazing moments of love and no words are necessary - not to explain why or to reason out. Love has many amazing moments for hearts open to receive and reciprocate.#
(This piece is especially inspired by the launching of LOVE Stockholm in celebration of the wedding of the Crown Princess Victoria on June 19th).
