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felt
the pain
that
fills the universe?
I learn, step by little step to do ordinary things again, the burden of responsibility is off my
shoulders, the relief is huge
but
the meaning is gone it‘s all so pointless now, so dull and grey.......shall I return......
NO........
it hurt too much.
Where shall I go?
How shall I make meaning of the ruins of my life,
the shackles of my life
I read
I watch and begin to understand they did this to me and I did not know
I take the outstretched hand, I feel warmer now, and I hear the words:
―I feel so angry that they did this to you‖
and finally weep for that little dot that I became
that was me
for all I lost
I understand
and safety grows—I can go on
Notes
i Playing and Reality first was published in 1971, and the reference I am citing is from a newer (2005)
edition.
ii ―...‘fringe‘ churches are generally orthodox in terms of doctrine, but they possess other
characteristics that set them apart from mainstream evangelicalism...‖ (Martin, 1993, p. 31.
felt
the pain
that
fills the universe?
I learn, step by little step to do ordinary things again, the burden of responsibility is off my
shoulders, the relief is huge
but
the meaning is gone it‘s all so pointless now, so dull and grey.......shall I return......
NO........
it hurt too much.
Where shall I go?
How shall I make meaning of the ruins of my life,
the shackles of my life
I read
I watch and begin to understand they did this to me and I did not know
I take the outstretched hand, I feel warmer now, and I hear the words:
―I feel so angry that they did this to you‖
and finally weep for that little dot that I became
that was me
for all I lost
I understand
and safety grows—I can go on
Notes
i Playing and Reality first was published in 1971, and the reference I am citing is from a newer (2005)
edition.
ii ―...‘fringe‘ churches are generally orthodox in terms of doctrine, but they possess other
characteristics that set them apart from mainstream evangelicalism...‖ (Martin, 1993, p. 31.
