stranger i've known you for so long
i found you lost with a compass in the fog
stranger you know me too much
illusionary-self had not be touched, until you.
Plato presented a story once as to why one man and one woman are drawn to one another. in other words: soul mates. the story goes that in the beginning mankind all had four arms, four legs and a single head but with two faces. however, the greek god Zeus feared their power. so he divided all of them, us, whoever they were and condemned them to live the rest of their lives searching for the other half which would make them whole.
it was a brilliant plan {if it were even true of course} because if you really think about it, if you wanted to destroy a potential enemy, you make them wonder about their identity, you take something away from them that they need. you hold all the cards. but isn't that the incredible thing as well? being smart enough to reason that part out, you realize that the power that Zeus feared? was love. was synergy. was all of us working together to create, for families to have a chance.
i'm a mormon, i gotta put my own twist on this. say Zeus were of the same opinion as Satan/the devil? he would never want there to be real love, for families to continue, for there to be confusion and distraction and hatred and passionate frenzies. distract the puny humans with silly things like that and they will never discover their true potential. but what if all that were wrong. and man and woman were meant to be together. gosh, if Plato figured it out with all his greek weirdos then we gotta be able to!
and then there's another side to this. we were lost without our other half. we were meant to love and be loved. and there is someone out there who is meant for you, just like a puzzle piece. again i'm mormon and quite honestly don't believe we all used to have four arms and legs and two faces {although i gotta say...some people may have more than one than necessary...} and i don't believe we all have our one soul mate who is the only perfect match for us. rather, i believe that any righteous man and woman may have a successful relationship if God is involved. however. i also know that God wants us to be happy. everyone's story is different, and we are all given different blessings. i believe that God knows from all of the possible outcomes, which one is most likely...and honestly, probably already knows what you're going to name your second child.
i think God cares. i think just like any other father, He only wants what is best. trusting Him is essential. i think that when love is right {timing, place, people} He will let you know. but i think it's also still our decision.
maybe that's the ultimate victory over Zeus...maybe not that there is a soul mate that we must find, but deciding that we're not lost and condemned without them. we have a choice.
and maybe just a thought for you to think about: why just one head ...and not two?
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