I find relationships something that can grow or stunt an individual. This song is written by The Swell Season, two people who ended a their relationship and continued to make music. So enjoy the video. Then, read the extended quote on "second innocence". This is from website of Marketa Irglova (the female vocalist) to announce her marriage to another man. A fascinating pair...
"I believe there is a thing called a second innocence. The first comes with naivety, which we loose as we progress from childhood into adulthood. The second comes later in life when an amount of wisdom is attained. When one has seen both the kind and the cruel faces of life and yet chooses to remain positive and focused on the light. I think the same is true in matters of the heart. When it is broken for the first time, it hurts the most, for we have let our loved one into the very core of ourselves and our hearts for the lack of knowledge of pain. We allow them to enter without trying to protect ourselves for we are so trusting in our innocence. Once we learn of heartache we loose that innocence, we put up shields and build fences around our hearts. The love that comes after does not have it as easy as the first. It takes us time learning to trust it, for even the emotional body has memory. We let it in but only so far at a time. Until we eventually leave ourselves open and vulnerable once again. We merge with our soulmate and become one. It is then the yearning for the sacred communion of marriage comes, for it is merely an outward expression of what is already true inside." -Marketa Irglova
2 comments:
yeah, i can relate to this a bit. its a beautiful song-- thanks for sharing it.
-m
It seems your best posts are honest offerings like this one, sharing the things that have impacted you. I think God really loves when you share things like this. I was encouraged.
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