and projection, we seem to be caught in a paradox without reconciliation. My senses tell me you exist outside of myself, but when I carefully examine my consciousness, I see that you and I are not only one, but way down deep are two lovers, similar in most ways, quite different in others. Our differences create the diverse world of forms; our similarities, compel our spiritual impulses which in so many ways are our desires for wholeness.
I also note that as my high school English teacher kept on telling me so many years ago, the word paradox actually means a seeming contradiction.
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