"To Know Life"

To know kindness is to know sorrow

So we pray for tomorrow.

To know love is to know pain

When our days

are of rain.

To know faith is to know trial

It takes strength

for a smile.

To know me is to know you

We see hearts

that are true.

To know life is to live

For true hearts

to give.

copyright © Night.2013

Author's Note

...the duality of life, for we cannot have one without the other...and sometimes we see ourselves in each other, so in the end, it is in giving that we truly experience life...God bless, Night.

Reviews

[jdr / Jennifer]

Beautiful piece. ‘Ahh, the duality of life…’ I can def. relate to this. & it’s very true- sometimes in life, you have to experience the good with the bad. Whether it’s to grow, to learn, to teach- sometimes, you need to experience both sides to really appreciate what you have. And unfortunately, I have find this to be true more times than not. But isn’t it worth it? To love like you never loved before, to truly experience life… To give all that you have, to love all that can- regardless of what could happen. Thank you for sharing this elegant piece of poetry.
“To know life is to live
For true hearts to give.”

[Night]

...it's so true jenn, all of it make us who we are. It's the reason we have "storms" in life...when we come out the other side, we are different people...life is good...thank you Jenn.:)

[Carolann Dowsett]

I love this and yes so true not one without the other. You have a true heart of love.

[Night]

...thank you Carolann, "To Know me is to know You"...God bless you.:)

[Frieda P]

An elevating and poignant read, I needed this today, thanks so much for sharing it with me. Outstanding.

[Night]

...wrote this over coffee this morning, meditating on life and the duality of it...seems all the colors of this world make us who we are...Thank you Frieda.:)

[Frieda P]

What brand you drinking? Maybe I need to change, most of mine are not as uplifting...it was my pleasure.

[Night]

..."Heavenly Roast"...lol.:)

[J. J. Nightingale]

Kinda true ... a life that will not give, is like not living at all ...

Jazz x

[Night]

...to truly "live" is to have purpose...:) Thank you Jazz.:)

[LamentedHaven]

These teachings are also the same reversed. Without kindness one is sorrowful - Without love there is constant pain and without faith there are trials that lead us to cry out for something greater than we are. This is a nice reminder.

[Night]

...thank you my friend.:)