Everything and Nothing

A man who lived a thousand lives once told me: Perhaps the greatest faculty our minds possess is the ability to cope with pain. There are four doors of the mind which everyone moves through according to their need. First, is the door of sleep. Sleep offers us a retreat from the world and all its pains. Sleep marks passing time, giving us distance from the things that hurt us. When a person is wounded they often fall unconscious. Similarly, someone who hears unfortunate news often swoons or faints. This is the minds way of protecting itself from pain, by stepping through this first door. Second, is the door of forgetting. Some wounds are too deep to heal or too deep to heal quickly. Many memories are simply painful and there is no healing that can be done. The saying ‘time heals all wounds’ is false. Time heals most wounds. The rest are hidden behind this door. Third, is the door of madness. There are times when the mind is dealt with such a blow that it hides itself in ins...

Picture this: You are wandering in a dark and infinitely-large room, along with every other individual who is in the pursuit of romance. As you go about your life, you meet some people who you consider to be romantically attractive. However the relationship eventually shows itself not be destined. Then once in a blue moon, you meet someone who elicits the faintest glimmer of love within you. As a female, you wonder if this could be the one, if you could unclasp the secret pieces of your heart to him. Now as a male when you first set your eyes on her you start to understand the impulse that first inspired men to paint, to sculpt, to sing. This love switches on a glow that seems to exude from the very depths of your soul connecting you to the one person who ignited it. This light acts as a tether of sorts, guiding you through the darkness of this immense room towards your newly found lover. As both of you continue along this path you talk of small things, you spend time in company, you...