I am so taken with Amachai’ s thoughts in his poem. It seems to me that the precise nature of pain and suffering take us inward, perhaps to tend to ourselves. Joy is expansive taking us outward toward our loved one, toward beauty, toward goodness. I will be thinking more deeply about why this expansive feeling is so difficult to describe...
It is truly a thought-provoking poem, isn't it? And inspired by your comment, I'm thinking that pain (moving us inward) and joy (moving us outward) together make a sort of heartbeat . . .
I am so taken with Amachai’ s thoughts in his poem. It seems to me that the precise nature of pain and suffering take us inward, perhaps to tend to ourselves. Joy is expansive taking us outward toward our loved one, toward beauty, toward goodness. I will be thinking more deeply about why this expansive feeling is so difficult to describe...
Thank you for sharing this thoughtful poem.
It is truly a thought-provoking poem, isn't it? And inspired by your comment, I'm thinking that pain (moving us inward) and joy (moving us outward) together make a sort of heartbeat . . .