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This above all; to thine own self be true.

-- William Shakespeare

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The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.

-- Carl Jung

[0056] - Admiration is the Daughter of Ignorance

You fall in love with some one, it starts off as a strong inclination towards them and turns into unadulterated admiration. You admire them for who they are, for what they say, for what they think, for what they do. You exalt them, you put them on a mental pedestal. Nothing that poses as contrary to your prior beliefs about them will sway you. It is just not inherently possible for them to do anything different from what you admire in them. One day (or all along) they behave in a way in which your admirations would turn away in shame. You find out about the committed offence; be whatever it may. Yet instead of dealing with it, you tell yourself that either the behavior is false, or the notion of it being possible is completely ridiculous. Your complete and unabashed admiration of the person has made you a fool. It has made you completely oblivious of real happenings. You are sucked into a world where you play the naive, foolishly unaware lover. Your inner self may know what's actually happening, however those thoughts never make it out alive. You crush them to pieces as soon as they arise. Not knowing is often times easier than knowing. We all know this. But do you not owe it to yourself to make sure you are taken care of? If you're looking for someone to make you happy, just look in the mirror. You are your best bet. Ignorance may seem like the ripe and fruitful choice, but to grow and mature as a person, lying to yourself is only counter-productive. Take action, be your own advocate.

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It opens the lungs, washes the countenance, exercises the eyes, and softens down the temper; so cry away.
Charles Dickens

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Our difficulties of the moment must always be dealt with somehow, but our permanent difficulties are difficulties of every moment.

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I love you like this because I don't know any other way to love

except in this form in which I am not nor are you,

so close that your hand upon my chest is mine,

so close that your eyes close with my dreams.

-- Pablo Neruda

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You suppose you are the trouble
But you are the cure
You suppose that you are the lock on the door
But you are the key that opens it
It's too bad that you want to be someone else
You don't see your own face, your own beauty
Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.

-- Rumi

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