dis·so·nance

Autumn -
November 5, 2012
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  [dis-uh-nuh ns]  

noun

1.  Disagreement or incongruity of expectation and result.
2.  Inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony.
3.  A simultaneous combination of tones conventionally accepted as being in a state of unrest and needing completion.
 
 
 
Oh, and how each facet asserts itself in this moment…
 
Human relationships are complicated. We encounter each other on this plane and try to understand one another; our own experiences and trajectory inevitably influence our perceptions and expectations of others. And there are times when we simply cannot reconcile our understanding with reality as we are forced to accept it. 
 
And this is very hard.
 
For expectation is a powerful drug. Akin to hope; rather its brazen demanding cousin laded with the weight of hubris. The more readily we accept the anchor of its reassuring weight, the more likely we are to drown tangled in its clasp.
 
The failure of such expectation sets us all a-tilt and puts our ability to trust our own judgement into question. Some are able to encounter this experience with more grace than others, but it is a struggle we must all face and when we observe others in it, we must remember our own disappointment; to try and offer a compassionate response. 
 
When together we strike a dissonant chord; what had once been sweetest harmony suddenly feels diminished and all unround. And it creates an ache of nostalgia and regret, sometimes so powerful it is all out of keeping with the moment it recollects.
 
Mounting, the desire for rapprochement becomes nigh on irresistible. In defiance of all attempts at patience and grace, it presses, demanding convergence and resolve; a return to tuneful sweetness.
 
 
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