October 2010
2 posts
faith is
“being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see”
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at the risk of discovering that hope and certainty have been misplaced
for the possibility that absence of sight leads to being swindled
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to consider the prize worth a thousand contingencies
and all that may be gained more than infinite loss
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faith is
wretchedness
In giving generously, I feel entitled to be reciprocated in appreciation. In receiving generously, I become accustomed toward expecting more generosity.
In being deprived, I become upset as if something long due has been withheld. In being avaricious, I lose sense of why anyone else should matter.
How is it that such distinct opposites should lead to the same wretched outcome?