Joy or Sorrow ~ The choice is yours to make

Unlike the mental scale we use to measure our current state of mind, where we can add and remove things to get ourselves back into balance, the great scale that measures our lifetime can only have things added to it. None of these important memories can be removed.

We carry these things, good and bad, with us for the rest of our lives. The two platforms on this balancing scale are labeled “joy” and “sorrow.” It is this scale, hidden in the deep recesses of our minds, which we use to measure all of our efforts to love and be loved, past and present.

As we examine this scale, we begin to better understand the tight bond between time and love. Piled high on each side of this scale are the moments in time when the clock stopped and we created a memory we will never forget.

At the center of this memory will be our decision to love them or reject them. In the end it becomes either a moment of joy, or one of great sorrow. It is no wonder that it is so difficult to keep our balance.