I just bought it and read through it twice. I'm sure I'll read it again. Lovely.
This might sound crazy, but much of what you wrote reminded me of a good relationship. A marriage, a sisterhood, a friend who we trust with all parts of ourselves. The way the full breadth of a parent as a person is realized by their child over years of beauty and wear. The way the full breadth of a child as a person is realized by their parent in exactly the same way. The slow unveiling of the whole.
That doesn't sound crazy to me at all. I've often used the philosophy underlying Chinese gardens to describe what it means to love someone. I think I included it in a short story I wrote more than ten years ago. I have often used it to refute the idea of "falling in" love – as in, we don't "fall into" love but grow into it – after exploring slowly, viewing the garden at every time of day and in every season. Only then can you truly know the garden, and only then can you truly love it.
love it! It goes hand in hand w/ a conversation I just had w/ ChatGPT...yes, I talk to my computer! :0 I think I will make a post from it as well! thank you!
I just bought it and read through it twice. I'm sure I'll read it again. Lovely.
This might sound crazy, but much of what you wrote reminded me of a good relationship. A marriage, a sisterhood, a friend who we trust with all parts of ourselves. The way the full breadth of a parent as a person is realized by their child over years of beauty and wear. The way the full breadth of a child as a person is realized by their parent in exactly the same way. The slow unveiling of the whole.
I loved this so much.
That doesn't sound crazy to me at all. I've often used the philosophy underlying Chinese gardens to describe what it means to love someone. I think I included it in a short story I wrote more than ten years ago. I have often used it to refute the idea of "falling in" love – as in, we don't "fall into" love but grow into it – after exploring slowly, viewing the garden at every time of day and in every season. Only then can you truly know the garden, and only then can you truly love it.
love it! It goes hand in hand w/ a conversation I just had w/ ChatGPT...yes, I talk to my computer! :0 I think I will make a post from it as well! thank you!
Saw your post – love it! I'm glad the thoughts here resonated. Also not surprised. :-)