THE COLORS OF FEAR: Some Thoughts on Emotional Blockage Why bother loving anyone? What's the value in opening up? Why should we trust other human beings? Don't we experience enough suffering? Isn't it simpler to be alone - letting warm passion turn to cold stone? Isn't it wiser to still the mind - seeking happiness only in abstractions inside? With thoughts like these I've clipped my wings & closed all doors to intimacy with other human beings In the zen of insularity a hollow quietness is reached - the satori of a single hand clapping is a wonderful, yet ultimately empty peace Cantara: (blowing her nose melodramatically) This poem is so wimpy! Tim: (chuckling) Yeah, this guy is such a loser! Those who fear never love. Miok: (a bit sternly) Since most human love ends in disappointment, at times I am tempted to ask, "Why bother?" Tim: You miss the point. (half-earnestly imitating Yoda from Star Wars) Disappointment and pain are part of life and growing. Disappointment and frustration simply mean we have more to learn . . . Chris: Ah, cut the crap! Maybe I don't wanna learn . . . often the ignorance is preferable to knowledge. Before Adam and Eve ate the forbidden apple, weren't they both content? ===================================================================================== from Heart Scenes: Emotional Landscapes via Art, Poetry, & Prose by T Newfields Summary: A digital collage, conversation, and pseudo-poem about human entanglement. Keywords: human bondage, maya, illusion, attachment and desire Author: T Newfields [Nitta Hirou / Huáng Yuèwǔ] (b. 1955 - ?) Begun: 2005 in Tokyo, Japan ☆ Finished: 2021 in Yokohama, Japan Creative Commons License: Attribution. {{CC-BY-4.0}} Granted < LAST https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/lang.htm TOC https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/index.html NEXT > https://www.tnewfields.info/HeartScenes/heartcolors.htm TRANSLATIONS Deutsch https://www.tnewfields.info/de/farben.htm Español https://www.tnewfields.info/es/mcolores.htm Français https://www.tnewfields.info/fr/couleurs.htm Nihongo https://www.tnewfields.info/jp/kyoufu.htm