What’s better, fire-red passion
Or pure white compassion?
Neither and both.
We need to find a loving space
In the middle,
A place of forward movement,
And thinking,
Or else we just spin our wheels,
Round and round in circles,
Getting nowhere, becoming
More fearful or more feared.
True living is realizing our need,
For the opposite other,
Without abandoning, neglecting,
Or negating ourselves.
Our passionate red fire
Gives life purpose, meaning and
Reason for being, while
White purity of heart or
Spiritual goodness,
Subdues our passions,
Throwing some healing water,
On our flames and our pains.
Love is passion tempered with
Compassion…
Patience, trust, faith, rest, healing,
Acceptance, forgiveness and
Highest intentions.
Compassion is needed,
As we play our life games,
Reaching for our ruby-red dreams.
by gilda patricia 2018
A beauty of a write Gilda , loved the way the middle path is carefully & enlightedly carved out!
Passion & compassion may co-exist but passion for compassion is the key , the panacea . Manifestation of love needs many ingredients as rightly said , including the foremost compassion! Blessed times!
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You are a compassionate heart Kamakhya! Thank you for your wise and kind insights.
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You are welcome
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Beautiful and thought provoking poetry Gilda. I think life’s journey is finding the balance between the two and learning to recognise which is which.
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Thanks for your thoughtful insights. Very much appreciated.😀
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