The Dream Within the Nightmare

There is only room for everything.

It's not chaos
It is freedom
We are not perfection
We are human
We can't just love
We must also hate
We can't just live
We must also die

Author's Note

Reviews

[Dave]

Hate isn't necessary! Love is so much easier. To hate someone or something you have to give thought to them. I can't see myself wasting my time on something or someone I dislike. I'd rather ignore them altogether. NO! Sorry! I believe in love and I believe that love doesn't have to balanced by hate.
Take care - Dave

[Davidgeo]

The reason you feel so strongly about love is because of hate. You cannot have one without the other, the very definition of both would dissolve over time without the other. It's as natural as birth and death. The difference is what makes things.

[Gee]

We do all things, some less well than others. The hard bit though is getting the balance right, not falling to far to one side otherwise we can become all things not likeable, sickly sweet, hard nosed, cold, a brown nose, a push over, the list is endless.
I am mother hen to our young lads and trainees, a dry shoulder, marriage guidance, bereavement counsellor, you wouldn't believe grown men could be so needy.
Boss man wants me to go on a mental health and awareness course so that I can be his registered nutter monitor

[Davidgeo]

You seem like a fellow with an appreciation for real balance. Never get registered as such in the workplace though... I hear it's like a promotion without the pay raise. Or at least, not an appropriate one.

[Gee]

Far to long in the tooth to be "promoted" without extra wedge. Has got to be good for both the chief and my bank balance :))

[h d e rushin]

Would the prince have fallen in love in Meghan if she was dark as Nina Simone?

[Davidgeo]

I don't believe there ever really was a price.

[Cherrie Palmer]

Our perfection is in our flaws. That is how we love, learn and share with one another. If I keep to the theme I would say your poem is perfect but man it is profound.

[Davidgeo]

As long as you split the difference, regardless... your review will always be significantly more useful. Every time.

[KWP]

and here we are each on our own trajectory - adding to the chaos - adding to the weave of interconnectedness - and yes because it is so damn chaotic, it can be freedom, if we allow it, im getting my a*s back down the equanimous route and I like it :)

[Davidgeo]

mind and body strong grasshopper. I'm pretty sure this game has more to do with luck than anything else.

[KWP]

you think? sometimes I just don't know ... other times I am certain ... other times I swim shallow and the deep dive, even though I really want it ... eludes me ... I know trying tooo hard ...

[Davidgeo]

Let's call it "controlled luck". Some people try a little harder to be good at things for a living.

[KWP]

true that ...

[Davidgeo]

If I were forced to guess... I would assume you know a thing or two about effort.

[KWP]

:D one or two things

[Davidgeo]

At the very least, it's more entertaining this way.

[KWP]

go god yes ... man, I have got so much more to do this life and all of it requires effort.

[Davidgeo]

People who don't try, for whatever reason, will always miss something. Even if it's out of spite, or something like it... the best part of what makes us human is our desire and ability to constantly reach.

[KWP]

This is so true. People who don't try are the sleepwalkers. We also gotta have a quotient of sleepwalkers to balance everything out.

[Davidgeo]

No. I don't buy that. People like you mitigate the problems sleepwalkers cause.

[KWP]

it's all about the balance ..... if everyone was thinking all the time the crochet of life would be even messier

[Davidgeo]

It's important to be willing to ruin the balance. That's what balance really is... losing it, and getting it back.

[Davidgeo]

(if you can)

[KWP]

it's in that loss of balance where the key learning comes in - so I have to agree with you on that one. Me, I am a master at the loss of balance. My next life will be so easily walked on a tightrope - s**t man the lessons I have learnt ... and I am no master - I do however, embrace change

[Davidgeo]

Embracing change is really all you need to figure out. Everything else grows from that. Change isn't always easy though. But, such is life.

[Dave Brown]

Probably no need to rush into the dying part, living and loving are much more enjoyable (sometimes)

[Davidgeo]

I think one of the more important points in living life is to rush into nothing. Always take your time, even when it's absurd or bizarre or just straight up confusing... always take your time. It sound like a simple suggestion but it isn't... humans are bred to not take there time.

[Davidgeo]

(it's probably supposed to be confusing. very confusing)

[light and ashes]

This is really great and profound.
I love it.

[Davidgeo]

That's very kind of you to say.

[light and ashes]

You're welcome and it's true.

[Tertia]

A different view of a subject really shows it for what it is and gives it more understanding

[Davidgeo]

Perspective is huge. Very few things outside of the hard science's are objectively interpretable at all, for better or worse, we all must contend with and compensate for a certain amount of built in bias. I think the key is not necessarily to eliminate these biases but to plan and control for them when appropriate. Thank you for your review.

[R.J Calzonetti (Siniste..]

I like the duality of this piece. This has always been something that draws me in. But the power of these words said the way they are is something more than that. I really enjoyed the honesty of your statements.

[Davidgeo]

Thanks RJ. Have you ever seen a show called Westworld?

[R.J Calzonetti (SinisterPotatoe)]

I've heard of it, but I haven't actually watched it. It's sci-fi horror right?

[Davidgeo]

It's something like that, to be honest it fits across several different genres depending upon which season you're watching. All I can say is that it's definitely worth a watch.

[R.J Calzonetti (SinisterPotatoe)]

I'll check it out sometime then.

[Davidgeo]

It's kind of a slow burn and switches between genres more than a normal show over it's course so be sure to pay attention; I had to watch the entire series twice to fully appreciate it. And if you're averse to violence being used as a storytelling device you will not like this show.