Romancing the Paradox

Posted by on Aug 19, 2023 in Blog, Inspired Readings, Western Insight | Comments Off on Romancing the Paradox

How do we summon the right blend of practical
love and constructive anger?

How do we refrain from hating other people even
as we fight fiercely against the hatred and
danger they have helped unleash?

How do we cultivate cheerful buoyancy even as
we neutralize the bigoted, autocratic poisons
that are on the loose?

How can we be both wrathful insurrectionaries
and exuberant lovers of life?

How can we stay in a good yet unruly mood as we
overthrow the mass hallucinations that are on
the loose?

In the face of danger, how do we remain
intensely dedicated to building beauty and truth
and justice and love even as we keep our
imagination wild and hungry and free?

Can our struggle also be a form of play?

– Robert Breszny

Posted by | Paul Reynolds

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