interrupted stories

I picked up the The Zahir to lull myself to sleep. As I was leafing through its pages, I came across this passage that prompted me to turn on my laptop yet again. This has been the focus of my life for the past year and now, I'm glad that now... it's nothing but a faint memory. Now I'll leave with some excerpts to think about:

"I think that woman was right," I said. "If you tell a story, then that means you're still not really free of it."

"I am free, but, as I"m sure you'll understand, therein lies the secret; there are always some stories that are "interrupted," and they are the stories that remain nearest to the surface and so still occupy the present; only when we close that story or chapter can we begin the next one."

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That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Complete the circle. Not out of pride, inability, or arrogance, but simply because whatever it is no longer fits your life. Close the door, change the record, clean the house, get rid of the dust. Stop being who you were and become who you are.

...

"What are 'interrupted stories'?"

"Esther isn't here. She reached a point where she could go no further in the process of emptying herself of unhappiness and allowing joy to flow in. Why? Because her story, like that of millions of other people, is bound up with the energy of love. It can't evolve on its own; she must either stop loving or wait until her beloved comes to her..."


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