There is a chinese proverb about what in western society we would call soul mates. "there is an invisible red thread that connects those who are destined to meet, regardless of time, place and circumstance, the thread may stretch or tangle, but will never break". I think this is a beautiful and inspiring proverb. Its quite a big thing to say you've met someone you feel tied to, like that red string suddenly went taut. Destiny is an interesting thing, but sometimes things happen we cant explain, people come into your life you feel you've just been waiting for. And the subsequent chaos that undoubtedly follows as you turn your lives upside down to be together becomes irrelevant. But how can you not? See when your are destined to be with someone, try as you might to ignore it, they will invariably end up in your life anyway. Best not to fight it. Best not to try put them out of your mind.
In greek mythology the philosopher Plato has Aristophanes, a playwright present a story on soul mates. He tells that humans originally had four arms, four legs and a single head with two faces, but Zeus feared their power and split them all in half. Condemning them to spend their entire lives searching for their other half.
But how do you know when you've found this other half? The way I see it its when the world seems to stop, everything fades away and all you see is them, and you feel them, like a low grade current running through your entire body connecting you to that person, an irresistible pull, and everything in your life up until that point you met them seems inconsequential. Call me a romantic but these are the moments in time you have to trust the universe and let your heart guide you. Because what is life without aroha?
In greek mythology the philosopher Plato has Aristophanes, a playwright present a story on soul mates. He tells that humans originally had four arms, four legs and a single head with two faces, but Zeus feared their power and split them all in half. Condemning them to spend their entire lives searching for their other half.
But how do you know when you've found this other half? The way I see it its when the world seems to stop, everything fades away and all you see is them, and you feel them, like a low grade current running through your entire body connecting you to that person, an irresistible pull, and everything in your life up until that point you met them seems inconsequential. Call me a romantic but these are the moments in time you have to trust the universe and let your heart guide you. Because what is life without aroha?
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