“I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.”
― Khalil Gibran, The Madman
I so get this one. Understanding can be a trap for both the comprehender and the understood. When I say I understand you, I usually mean I understand the snapshot, the you or the situation as you are at this space / time. It does not mean that I understand all the yous that ever were or ever shall be. Thus, if you wish to know you are understood you have to present yourself to me as the snapshot and thus you are enslaved.
Thus I seek to always work towards understanding each you in space / time and thus set you free. I may be successful.
Blessings, G
3 thoughts on “Additional Quote of the Day – July 2 2012”
no one really does understand us and those who think they do are dangerous – thank you for your thought provoking post – cannot get the image to come up – will try again later – your images are always awesome
Fire and Ice by G A Rosenberg
no one really does understand us and those who think they do are dangerous – thank you for your thought provoking post – cannot get the image to come up – will try again later – your images are always awesome
This is awesome. I think I’m going to make this my desktop background.
Awesome glad you like it =)