bjack on 31/3/2019 at 04:45
Gray, may the road rise with you, You have touched me and a pray you will go on. I think you will.
Be strong. We all have to be strong in hard times.
I feae for you and your loss. It will hurt years from now too, but the pain will be less over time. There is never closure though. There is acceptance. May you find peace. I am still searching, but content that it is OK. I am so sorry for your loss. Stick around and live. It is worth it.
Gray on 31/3/2019 at 12:38
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may the road rise with you
I don't understand that line. I know it only from Public Image Ltd, and John Lydon said it was an Irish reference, but I do not know what it is actually supposed to mean or refer to.
I will assume its a good thing, so, thank you.
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http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq7JSic1DtM) http://https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq7JSic1DtM
Crappy tablet interface, I have to edit so many times just to get the errors out. This is not the device I usually post on. Sorry for my lack of technical skills.
PigLick on 31/3/2019 at 13:49
you could be wrong, you could be right
Gray on 31/3/2019 at 14:03
PigLick, thanks for that, it brightened my day.
Oddly, now that I think back about it, that song probably meant more to me than I realised. I usually do electronic stuff, but many of the elements of that song has influenced me more than I thought. Thanks Pig, bjack and Lydon.
demagogue on 1/4/2019 at 04:02
I always understood "may the road rise with you" as telling you to take the high road (do what you think is the right thing to do) whatever you're doing. You could be wrong; you could be right, but you should take the path that you think is best and may the road rise with you.
Pyrian on 1/4/2019 at 05:38
Supposedly it's an over-literal translation of a phrase that simply meant "May your journey be successful".
bjack on 1/4/2019 at 05:54
Ang gar is an NRG! There is a lot of wisdom in that song. There are serious matters in the world. The last thing you need is to take yourself too seriously. Your love will find another. Whomever that person is, or even a passion directed toward some activity. Let yourself live and still hold onto to love for your lost one. Someone that is beyond special... someone who you cannot even begin to tell us how that can be. It's your soul that is hurt. It's hard, I know. It will never really pass completely, but will get better. It will. Be strong. It's the alone times late at night when the demons come to play with your head. Metaphorically speaking. Tell them to fuck off. May God bless you. Whomever that dude is... I'm still searching.
Gray on 1/4/2019 at 06:03
Thank you.
Back in the day, I used the phrase "anger is an energy" to motivate myself, with the full intent of being more warm, loving and caring. I was full of anger back then, and I decided to use it for a purpose. To change myself. I tried to be a better person, and I still try. So in that sense, yeah, that song probably meant more to me than I thought.
As for the phrase "may the road rise with you", I probably don't get the full context, but I got a bit of a better grasp of it now, thanks, and I appreciate it.
TTK12G3 on 7/4/2019 at 01:19
Gray,
I'm sorry. I know I would enter a time of darkness if my partner passed away, and likely they wouldn't do well for some time if I pass on. In the past, I found comfort in the idea that there is no such physical thing such as love and longing, and that you can live on your own. That is true to some extent, and maybe some people can live on their own, but having been with someone changes your perspective.
I wish I had more encouraging words to give you. I hope that you find your way. There are many paths and possibilities in this world. I hope you encounter many good ones from now on.
Gray on 13/4/2019 at 02:46
Quote Posted by TTK12G3
there is no such physical thing such as love and longing
I beg to differ. I can physically feel it.
Quote Posted by TTK12G3
some people can live on their own, but having been with someone changes your perspective.
I would agree with that. I was quite happy with my previous girlfriend, I thought I loved her, quite a lot. It seems I had a lot to learn. After we broke up, I lived alone. I got quite good at it. It was about 12 years between her and then meeting the woman who would eventually be my wife. So yeah, I had a lot if years to get accustomed to living alone. I am by nature quite solitary, but even I need the occasional human connection. I did not have that for years and years, and learned to do without it. I got pretty settled in, and content.
Then I met her. She broke my shell. She opened me up. I was so used to being closed up, but she wore me down and forced me to expose emotions I had hidden for years. Now it all came pouring out. I loved her. I love her. I will always love her. Everything I thought I knew about love was blown out of the water. It wasn't cranked up to 11, but to
Infinite. It was a massively different thing. If all the previous love I ever felt for anybody could fill a room, then the love I felt for my wife would dwarf the universe. It was on a completely different scale. Much bigger. She broke the scale.
But you're right, it does change your perspective. I've seen different sides of it, and I'm now on a side I'm not too happy with. Longing. Ache. Fond memories. Happier times.
I'm gonna try go focus on the happier times. There were a lot of them. I feel very fortunate. I knew what it was like.