Avoid the Weary Cycle

"…left to its own devices life would never produce love, it would only lead you to attraction, from attraction to pleasure, then to attachment, to satisfaction, which finally leads to weariness and boredom. Then comes a plateau. Then once again the weary cycle: attraction, pleasure, attachment, fulfillment, satisfaction, boredom. All of this mixed with the anxiety, the jealousies, the possessiveness, the sorrow, the pain, that make the cycle a roller coaster."

- Anthony De Mello. The Way to Love: The Last Meditations of. Image Books,1991. pg 151

Life Begins with Lust

“Pain begins at the point of trust
like life begins at the very flash point of lust.”
- The Odds “We’ll Talk” from the album “Good Weird Feeling.”

There is a lot of debate about the exact start of life. Abortion is a heated topic that evokes strong emotions from a variety of perspectives. That’s why when I heard this lyric it really stuck with me.

We can debate over scientific and religions points of view about this subject but I don’t think we can say it any plainly or more concretely than this song. Lust is crucial component of life. Although, not every instance of lust creates life, those few occasions that do make this saying all the more potent.