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One of the saddest things about growing up in our culture is that we’re taught to associate unrequited feelings with shame. We’re taught to adore a God we can’t see or feel, we’re told to love our parents and friends who often seem to underestimate or misunderstand us, and we’re instructed to embrace the whole world even when it doesn’t seem to... See more

Love and heartbreak are the root of so much around us. Songs, buildings, startups, cathedrals of every kind. I wonder, if we could trace every act of creation back to its emotional source, how many would map to love? How many to spite, or ambition, or pure devotion to the game? My guess is love dominates, especially in art, where even mourning... See more