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December 4, 2007
Van Gogh on with Your Bad Self
Most days I'm OK with being single, I know God's hand works in everything...but there are times when I get tired of being patient. I'm ready to be with the woman of my life. OK, not going to mope and groan about my poor single life without a girlfriend/wife. However, I will say that a few weeks ago I wrote a post about how this time of year highlights the hard/sad things of life...I would say this is my 'hard/sad' thing, and today is one of those days where I feel very single, which brings me to the Van Gogh painting. What a dark image it is, and yet there is a couple at the front of the scene who seem to be very content. I can be content as well. There is an importance to understanding what is reality. Although not in a relationship, I've been provided with many friends that are real and authentic and present; I have reason to be OK with where I am. Things don't seem to be as dark in life as they are in this picture...and even if they were, I have reason to be thankful. I'd be lying if I said that I didn't think the couples' contentment comes from being with each other, because I can't help but think it does. However, the truth is that contentment comes from God, and suffering well in darkness comes from Him also. It is in relationships that we are able to realize this truth better. Maybe that's what I see in the couple...the reassurance of faith in each other when things have gone bad. I look forward to a day when I have that and can provide that for another person. Until that day arrives, God is the lover of my soul, He provides for me through great friends and keeps my heart warm...even when I feel lonely. I guess the issue I've addressed here has not been about singleness so much as contentment. Obviously, the two kind of go hand-in-hand for me. Ha!
| By Nathan Gemayel | 10:58 PM
Comments
Word Up my Brotha! Well said. I understand what you are talking about all to well.
Posted by: Jesse Heirendt at December 5, 2007 1:41 AM
Another 715 A brother resonating with you here. Thanks for being one of those friends to me who are "real and authentic and present." Ah, but then along the way, sometimes the night is not so dark but more like this...
http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/gogh/starry-night/gogh.starry-night.jpg
...and that beauty can help too.
Posted by: Neil E. Das at December 5, 2007 9:26 AM
good words nathan.
Posted by: claire at December 5, 2007 6:54 PM
Thanks for the agreements. It's good to know that I've got some that see things close to the same way.
Posted by: Nathan Gemayel at December 5, 2007 9:37 PM