Happy Wednesday everyone, and oh by the way the country raised our debt ceiling so now we can charge more.  Oh goody… No seriously I do believe that it needed to be raised but we need to cut our spending drastically and also in some manner add to our revenue stream.  Now that is for another post here on Gather to debate but lets stick with our original theme.

The theme for today is the letter from St. Augustine and I share it with you here:

My dear,

Love is a temporary madness.

It erupts like an earthquake and then subsides.

And when it subsides you have to make a decision. You have to work out whether your roots have become so entwined together that it is inconceivable that you should ever part. Because this is what love is. Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion. That is just being “in love” which any of us can convince ourselves we are.

Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away, and this is both an art and a fortunate accident. Love is having roots that grow towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom have fallen from our branches we find that we are one tree and not two.

Put simply, love is the beauty of the soul.

Truly yours,

Saint Augustine

When all the pretty blossom have fallen from our branches we find that we are one tree and not two.

Put simply love is the beauty of the soul.

How powerful this letter and written with such truth.