Words And Ideas Of Beautiful Minds

in love •  7 years ago 

“It often occurs that pride and selfishness are muddled with strength and independence. They are neither equal nor similar; in fact, they are polar opposites. A coward may be so cowardly that he masks his weakness with some false personification of power. He is afraid to love and to be loved because love tends to strip bare all emotional barricades. Without love, strength and independence are prone to losing every bit of their worth; they become nothing more than a fearful, intimidated, empty tent lost somewhere in the desert of self.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

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This is very deep! Strength and independence without love... Wow! I think love gives one strength though so they come hand in hand, either loving yourself or loving another, either way we are stronger for ourselves or others :-)

Good post!