A quote and a confession.

Sadness is but a wall between two gardens.

~ Kahlil Gibran

Today, I’m trying to figure out just what sadness is. I think Gibran said it just right. It is a wall between two gardens. Sadness is the veil that divides life from life. Beauty from beauty. Hope from hope. Sadness is the tear between the moments in life when we can see the light, the joy.

Today, I’m at the wall. I can see over – I can see behind. Today, I am sad, but I am resting in the fact that on each side of me lies a beautiful, faithful, blossoming life.

3 Responses to “A quote and a confession.”

  1. Anonymous says:

    I love you…

  2. bffmhh says:

    beautiful.
    another picture….
    someone once told me that beauty and sorrow are parallel tracks that cut through the terrain of life stretching into eternity.
    that is where sorrow ends and joy continues forever.

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