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Re: Re: Better to have loved?
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Originally posted by psyTeK ver. 2.0
face the facts, that quote only applies if and only if the person who has loved and lost has learned something valuable about himself and others in the process of the relationship. If one cannot discover his/her strengths, weaknesses, and faults so that he/she may become a better partner in the future, then it is better if that person had never loved at all... relationships are a waste of time for anyone unless you simply live and learn from your mistakes.
that's a way of looking at it, and i agree with that. But, i believe you are overlooking that st. augustine could have said that in his love for love. As in he loved the essence of it, and didn't simply implicate that progression be a requisite of it to have be such a great thing. For instance, it is better to have lived and died than to never have lived at all. The feeling is worth it alone.
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12-14-2002 07:00 AM
