This is an excerpt from a post on Jeff Funk's Blog, If The Fates Allow .
When you love someone it feels like they possess of a part of your heart. In theory, you should have a piece of theirs as well. But what happens when you feel like that person took from you and never gave anything in return? Are you destined to live forever with a feeling of loss? Or are hearts like the arms of a starfish? Given time, can they mend and become whole again?
I love the phrase he coined for this - The Starfish Effect. What do you think about this concept?
5 comments:
I think it's beautiful. I love star fish - or SEA STARS as they are properly called. The phrase is perfect.
What an amazing reference! It's perfect and yes, your arms do grow back. A little stubby and gnarled for a while, but in time they will be ready to fall off again if need be.
I love this way of putting it. It is a perfect description of what happens. How at first you have this big hole and you feel like you are missing a part of yourself. But in time, you heal and the hole heals and you are free to do the whole thing again.
I liked this guys concept of how he applied an example of a starfish that can loose it's legs and can grow back much like you could loose a love one and later your heart will mend and grow again. Very good example.
It's definitely right, and a great way of putting it. It's much better than saying the "lizard tail effect."
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