what being stuck at home does to ur mind.

My face in thine eyes, thine in mine appears
And true plain hearts, do in the faces rest
Where can we find two better hemispheres
Without sharp north- without declining west
Whatever dies was not mixed equally
If our two loves be one or thou and I
Love so alike that none can slacken...none can die
- Good Morrow, John Donne

so ive had a few days at home and by some coincidence, it seems ive been watching movies which fixate on how at points in our life, our emotions or ideals that we live our life by will encounter a juncture where these ideals will become diametrically opposing and the possiblity of the two to co-exist becomes close to zilch. sheesh sounds a bit like a bloody cold war. what i meant was the ideals that govern our lives are everchanging in such a way that at some point we might have to give up one ideal for the other.

for instance;
pride and prejudice (the social divide in the victorian era exacerbated by the dichotomy in wealth)
tristan and isolde (honour/country and friendship versus the notions of love)

then again on second thought, all things are diametrically opposing. some things at some points give way to something else. i mean does such an entity as complete joy exist? no, because we know there's always room for more. and if thats the case doesnt that mean that the remaining hollow that has not been filled by joy have to be filled by the direct opposite of joy(a.k.a. sorrow?)