Life flows in waves. Everyone knows this, right? There are a slew of weather clichés to prove this. Can't you see the
silver lining in the clouds? The thunder in the distance? The
sunshine peeking from behind the clouds? When you're really in a funk,
these clichés can be sickening. A couple of months ago, a friend and I
were both recovering from breakups and we'd joke about having a
dance-off to the tune of all the breakup advice we'd been given. I'd
say, "Well T., it's better to find out now rather than later." And
he'd say, "Ahh, L., you know you're better off without him." And I'd
respond, "If you love someone T., you have to let them go." And so the
dance carried on. And while I'm fairly competitive, I will say that T.
is a damn good dancer.
But ultimately, clichés are passed on through generations for a reason. Like vintage jewelry, photographs, and other memorables from generations yore. And sometimes there is one that really hits home with me. For the present, for me, they are words there's a reason. As A.A. Bondy sings, there's a reason for the girl dressed in flies, and the man with the charcoal eyes. There's a reason for a dampened heart and a rocky start. A reason for a frost-speckled beard and an outcome feared. And while, particularly over the past year, those reasons aren't evident or predictable or even foreshadowed, I'm learning to have faith. Even if it is in a cliché.
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