THE SATURDAY SYMPHONY #18 (Darkness and Light)

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JUDE ITAKALI  is hosting this challenge;

PONDEROUS THOUGHT

DARKNESS AND LIGHT
This week, portray the beautiful and ugly of something you hold dear.

It can be a person, a concept, an idea or anything you adore.

Show or tell of that darkness and that light, and how one outweighs the other

Ponderous thought prompt

You can use all forms of writing, images and even art. All are most welcome.

Don’t forget to pingback to this post so I can find you, and so others can join in too.

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This week the prompt is challenging.

When we love something, we close our eyes deliberately to its faults, it’s ugly side. The logic is two-fold;

When we love we don’t want to see the ugly side

And

When we love, the ugly side also looks beautiful to us

Yet……

I have dispassionately tried to write about the two sides of something dear to my heart;

Family

Family my nest, my safe place

My security, my anchor, my life vest

It keeps me stable, it gives my life purpose

Without family, I am like a rudderless boat lost in the ocean

It saves me from a life of drudgery, gives it direction and meaning

But while it anchors me, it also binds me

When it gives me direction, it also burdens me

When it gives meaning to my life, it also adds worries to my life

Responsibility of the family is never done, never-ending

Till we are alive we will be tangled in a net that is family

Would I choose to be without family if I could

Would I be freer without the ties

Would it be a better life if there were no responsibilities

No

Not at all

For all that a family comes with

The love and joy far overweighs the burden

The satisfaction rates way above the feelings of encumbrances

I give thanks for my family and gladly bear its responsibility

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#Keepitalive

#SaturdaySymphony

Published by Sadje

I am writing to express my opinion, share my experiences and to maybe provide some insight. My blog is addressing women at 50 ( but men are welcome to read my posts) ,their issues and the questions that come up at this stage in life. I don’t aim to teach, but to learn together.

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28 thoughts on “THE SATURDAY SYMPHONY #18 (Darkness and Light)”

  2. Some times family chooses to keep its’ distance for those, respecting that distance, that wish, can make both factions breathe easier. No matter how we try to mend certain ugly holes in the net, we must take or share responsibility for only those who will let us. A lovely tribute to family that works.

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  3. My daughters, my grandson and I are close. They are my joy and a heavy burden. I am grateful for them every single day.

    My mother and my brother are also family, but we’re no longer close, and that’s okay with me. They have their lives and I have mine. I don’t have animosity toward them, but just being related isn’t enough.

    You chose a topic that people have very strong feelings and opinions about. Well done, Sadje! I’m glad that the responsibilities do not outweigh the good for you!💕🌠🤗🥰

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    1. My relationship with my immediate family is mostly good. Sometimes there are things I want to change but can’t. With my siblings, my relationship is chillax. We all care about each other but everyone is busy with their own lives. It’s a live and let live sort of thing.
      Thanks

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