Is ‘approve’ another word for ‘love’? <br />So that, when we say ‘I love you! ’ there’s the sense, <br />‘It’s good – I’m glad – that you are in this world! – <br />that you exist! ’ – so that, to love, becomes <br />an act of will; creative affirmation? <br /> <br />The sense of holiness; and music; sunlight; lemon curd – <br />from these, ‘approval’ stretches out a list <br />that may be boundless, as it sings them into praise; <br /> <br />approving even dreams into reality: <br />as if to kneel, self to self, with God <br />and, eye to eye, both say, ‘I’m glad that you exist..’ <br /> <br />* <br /> <br />[leaning gratefully on the writings of Josef Pieper]<br /><br />Michael Shepherd<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/this-life-is-on-approval/
