This is a double post.
The Hardest Part.
Altruism and Catharsis.
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The Hardest Part.
:: The Hardest Part - Coldplay ::
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
Was the hardest part
And the strangest thing
Was waiting for that bell to ring
It was the strangest start
I could feel it go down
Bittersweet, I could taste in my mouth
Silver lining the cloud
Oh and I
I wish that I could work it out
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart
And I tried to sing
But I couldn’t think of anything
And that was the hardest part
I could feel it go down
You left the sweetest taste in my mouth
You're a silver lining the clouds
Oh and I
Oh and I
I wonder what it’s all about
I wonder what it’s all about
Everything I know is wrong
Everything I do, it's just comes undone
And everything is torn apart
Oh and it’s the hardest part
That’s the hardest part
Yeah that’s the hardest part
That’s the hardest part
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Although I have owned my Coldplay partial anthology piano book since I
went to Colony Music, Inc., in NYC...in 2007(?), I have never completely
understood or been able to relate to this song until just this past summer.
What I feel this song means actually relates a lot to the upcoming topic
of altruism.
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart
Essentially, I'm not sure what the whole song is about. I'm not certain
what Chris Martin was trying to say. However, this stanza really hit me
when I was listening to this song last July.
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart
Sometimes, there are times when you must let go of a certain situation, feeling,
or hope for the benefit of the other person involved.
Sometimes, even though it pains you so, there are times when you must
sacrifice a piece of your peace to ease the suffering of the other person.
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart
Sometimes... as much as you desire closure more than anything, as much as you
just want a simple explanation, a simple reason... there are times when you do
not know what the other person is going through. Perhaps they are hurting even
more than you. Perhaps it will hurt them even more if you were to ask them one
more time for an explanation, a reason. Perhaps you having closure would hurt
them too much to even make it worth it for you to have that peace.
Cost:Benefit.
Sometimes it is more beneficial to let the person go and allow them to heal in
their own way, rather than keep digging at the wound simply to find healing for
yourself.
And the hardest part
Was letting go, not taking part
You really broke my heart
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Altruism and Catharsis.
In an effort to rebuild my vocabulary (which always wanes during school because
I am reading less and communicating within a narrow concentration and using a
very strict vocabulary (so much for Liberal Arts?)), I have been finding words
I want to add and, in order to remind myself of them, have kept them written
on my hand for a day or two.
The two words that have arisen repeatedly among my classes over the past two
weeks are altruism and catharsis.
Altruism.
al·tru·ism
/ˈæltruˌɪzəm/[al-troo-iz-uhm]
–noun
1. the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare
of others (opposed to egoism).
2. Animal Behavior. behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but
that benefits others of its kind, as a warning cry that reveals the location of
the caller to a predator.
Origin:
1850–55; < F altruisme, equiv. to autru(i) others (< VL *alterui, obl. form of L
alter other (> F autre), with -ui from cui to whom; -l- restored from L alter) +
-isme -ism; popularized through trans. of A. Comte, who perh. coined it, on the
model of égoisme egoism
Related Words:
selflessness
In a moment of frustration, I've essentially forgotten what I wanted to say about
altruism. My apologies. Perhaps some other day.
Catharsis.
ca·thar·sis
/kəˈθɑrsɪs/[kuh-thahr-sis]
–noun,plural-ses/-siz/[-seez]
1. the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through
certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.
2. Medicine/Medical. purgation.
3. Psychiatry.
a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially
unacceptable affects.
b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms
or the permanent relief of the condition.
Origin:
1795–1805; < NL < Gk kátharsis a cleansing, equiv. to kathar- (var. s. of
kathaírein to cleanse, deriv. of katharós pure) + -sis -sis
Related Words:
abreaction, katharsis, purgation
Catharsis is something I do pretty much every day. If I'm not talking to a friend,
I'm writing in my journal. If I'm not writing in my journal, I'm blogging. If I'm
not blogging, I'm talking to a friend or writing in my journal.
Catharsis through written word (and spoken release) is something I wholeheartedly
condone. Catharsis is probably my number three value after Sanctified Compassion
and Balance & Moderation.
This is what I always meant when I used to say that everyone can use a bit of
therapy. Not drug therapy, not psychoanalytic therapy, not psychiatric therapy...
but simply having the opportunity of genuinely being listened to... simply having
the opportunity to speak to release.
This is what I mean when I say I want to be a youth counselor.
I want to be a catalyst of catharsis. Hello, occupation title.
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