The pain

[Thought for the morning.....]

 
Yin and Yang
                   Joy and Pain

Both are part of the whole
To appreciate the joy, we must embrace the pain.

The pain is different.....
... it's not a physical pain
as if the body has been damaged
and abused....
It's a feeling of absence...
... that something is just not right

But the pain is shaded with hope....
... That the absent joy
will come again.
It will be renewed.... and the flower
will bloom.... and the fragrance
will again fill my senses.

So it is not real pain...
It's just a temporary sadness
That is healed by knowing that
the joy to come will be even more.

© Ian Croft May 2019