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advantage of. In fact, we both have lost the love of our lives.”
Rick gave Ana a look that a patient parent gives a child when they swear they have seen a monster in the closet.
“Let me ask you, Ana, do you think a doting mother loves one of her children more than another? I ask this because I’m slightly surprised at your beliefs, especially in this day and age. An intelligent, worldly woman such as yourself, believing in the silly romantic notion of having a soul mate, the idea that there is that one special someone we are to spend our life with if we are lucky enough to find them. It’s truly outlandish and constricting to have the limited thinking of being destined for one love.”
Rick saw the confusion flicker across her face but she didn’t begin to argue with him, so he gently took her hand and earnestly looked into her eyes. Ana tried to ignore the spark she felt at his touch but was lost in his gaze.
“Think outside the box for a moment, Ana, it happens everyday. A car accident, cancer, heart attack. Everyday, a couple gets tragically torn apart, it happens to the old, the young and the in-between. Does that in turn mean that the living partner is doomed to live the rest of their life miserable and alone?”
“So, what, are you saying there is no such thing as a soul mate?” Ana asked, unable to keep the hostility out of her voice.
“No, I’m saying we all have soul mates.” he stated.
“I don’t understand what you are saying, Rick. I just told you that Austin was my soul mate and you started arguing with me.”
“No, you said you lost your soul mate, Austin. You indicate that you will never find true love again. That is where I disagree with you. I believe that we all come down to this earth to learn lessons that enrich our souls. People come in and out of our lives to help us learn those lessons and become richer, spiritually. Its different people who help us learn those lessons, good or bad, they can help us learn through positive and negative experiences. I also believe that we choose what lessons we want to learn before we come down to earth and which souls we are going to interact with. With that in mind, think of all the billions of souls that are here on earth and those that have not yet descended. Do you honestly believe that we pick just one soul to link ourselves with and huddle in a little corner of the Universe until we come down to experience that life lesson?”
Rick didn’t give Ana a chance to answer but shook his head as if she had. “What a limited way of thinking. What a limited way to love. Our love, as spiritual beings is limitless. You can see it with mothers and their children. The all encompassing and overwhelming love for their children. Do you think she loves one child more than another? Would she give her life for one but not the other?”
“That’s different, it’s with her children.” Ana countered.
“No, it’s not. Our society teaches us and we accept as parents to open up our hearts, to fully and openly love our children. With partners, we are taught to love guardedly, to protect our hearts and distrust the other person until they have proven themselves to be true. We go into relationships closed minded, some more than others because, as in your situation, you lost this relationship that felt so perfect, that was so comfortable and true that you believe you will never love like that again. Am I right?”
“No one can replace Austin.” Ana whispered, feeling the true pain of that statement.
“No one needs to or has to. Using the example of the mother and her children, the love she has for each one of them is different because each child is different, but the love isn’t any less for any one of them. It can be the same way with partners, the love is different because the person is different but it doesn’t have to be any less or not as intense.”
Ana was watching Rick’s face as he explained his reasoning. He was more animated when he talked and his
Rick gave Ana a look that a patient parent gives a child when they swear they have seen a monster in the closet.
“Let me ask you, Ana, do you think a doting mother loves one of her children more than another? I ask this because I’m slightly surprised at your beliefs, especially in this day and age. An intelligent, worldly woman such as yourself, believing in the silly romantic notion of having a soul mate, the idea that there is that one special someone we are to spend our life with if we are lucky enough to find them. It’s truly outlandish and constricting to have the limited thinking of being destined for one love.”
Rick saw the confusion flicker across her face but she didn’t begin to argue with him, so he gently took her hand and earnestly looked into her eyes. Ana tried to ignore the spark she felt at his touch but was lost in his gaze.
“Think outside the box for a moment, Ana, it happens everyday. A car accident, cancer, heart attack. Everyday, a couple gets tragically torn apart, it happens to the old, the young and the in-between. Does that in turn mean that the living partner is doomed to live the rest of their life miserable and alone?”
“So, what, are you saying there is no such thing as a soul mate?” Ana asked, unable to keep the hostility out of her voice.
“No, I’m saying we all have soul mates.” he stated.
“I don’t understand what you are saying, Rick. I just told you that Austin was my soul mate and you started arguing with me.”
“No, you said you lost your soul mate, Austin. You indicate that you will never find true love again. That is where I disagree with you. I believe that we all come down to this earth to learn lessons that enrich our souls. People come in and out of our lives to help us learn those lessons and become richer, spiritually. Its different people who help us learn those lessons, good or bad, they can help us learn through positive and negative experiences. I also believe that we choose what lessons we want to learn before we come down to earth and which souls we are going to interact with. With that in mind, think of all the billions of souls that are here on earth and those that have not yet descended. Do you honestly believe that we pick just one soul to link ourselves with and huddle in a little corner of the Universe until we come down to experience that life lesson?”
Rick didn’t give Ana a chance to answer but shook his head as if she had. “What a limited way of thinking. What a limited way to love. Our love, as spiritual beings is limitless. You can see it with mothers and their children. The all encompassing and overwhelming love for their children. Do you think she loves one child more than another? Would she give her life for one but not the other?”
“That’s different, it’s with her children.” Ana countered.
“No, it’s not. Our society teaches us and we accept as parents to open up our hearts, to fully and openly love our children. With partners, we are taught to love guardedly, to protect our hearts and distrust the other person until they have proven themselves to be true. We go into relationships closed minded, some more than others because, as in your situation, you lost this relationship that felt so perfect, that was so comfortable and true that you believe you will never love like that again. Am I right?”
“No one can replace Austin.” Ana whispered, feeling the true pain of that statement.
“No one needs to or has to. Using the example of the mother and her children, the love she has for each one of them is different because each child is different, but the love isn’t any less for any one of them. It can be the same way with partners, the love is different because the person is different but it doesn’t have to be any less or not as intense.”
Ana was watching Rick’s face as he explained his reasoning. He was more animated when he talked and his
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