Quotes for 07-26-10

These quotes accompany my Meditation of the Week for 07/26/10.

We are healed from suffering only by experiencing it to the fullest.
~ Marcel Proust

When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing.
~ Rabindranath Tagore

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that's bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they're afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to hide their pain. But they're wrong. Pain is something to carry, like a radio. You feel your strength in the experience of pain. It's all in how you carry it. That's what matters. Pain is a feeling. Your feelings are a part of you. Your own reality. If you feel ashamed of them, and hide them, you're letting society destroy your reality. You should stand up for your right to feel your pain.
~ Jim Morrison