Russia has invaded the Ukraine on several fronts as I predicted. The war has begun with a vengeance, the world has unleashed a package of sanctions on Russia but more will be needed. Tomcat News
Christ, Chesney, you have more romance in you than most.
If love comes when you are not looking, I should be due a visit. I feel a song coming on, a good old oldie" When love comes in and takes you for a spin, "
Thanks for your excellent reply, I find I have empathy which works as a sort of radar and I seem to sense what people are feeling about me, it sometimes works against me by alerting another persons empathy sometimes with explosive results. But I have had a similar feeling to yours twice, once we were both convinced we must have been related in another place or time, we were so very empathic to each other.
The Greek philosopher Plato wrote that humans once had four arms, four legs and two faces. He explained that Zeus split us in half as a punishment for our pride, and we were destined to walk the Earth searching for our other half.
Our understanding of love and relationships might have evolved since 385 BCE, when Plato penned Symposium, but the idea of having an ‘other half’ still endures for many, and has lasted across numerous cultures throughout history. Some Hindu traditions hold the idea that people have a karmic connection with certain souls; in Yiddish, there is a term for an ideal or predestined marriage partner – your ‘bashert’ – which loosely translates to destiny. Thirteenth-century Persian poet and Islamic scholar Rumi posed the idea that lovers do not finally meet, but that they are somehow in each other all along. And from Romeo and Juliet to Heathcliff and Cathy, Western literature is replete with examples of lovers who were meant to be together.
Does it make sense, I firmly believe in soulmates.
I'm sure many people on CS have had this feeling that they have known their soulmates, maybe in another life. Are you one of the chosen who recognises this sort of love, or what do you put it down to?
Kate Buck and Nadine Batchelor-Hunt Tue, 22 February 2022, 7:31 am
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has begun, Sajid Javid has said, as Germany halted approval of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.
Vladimir Putin yesterday formally recognised two breakaway regions in Donetsk and Luhansk as independent, ramping up tensions which have already been bubbling for months.
Tanks and and armoured vehicles have been seen on the streets in Donetsk as tensions rise, as Boris Johnson warned Putin had "gravely miscalculated" the situation.
The relationship between continental Europe and Moscow’s gas is a complex one, particularly following the development of Nord Stream 2 – the new gas pipeline between Russia and Europe across the Baltic Sea that would ease prices in the continent.
Compared to some of its allies, France and Germany have taken a more measured approach in their rhetoric towards Russia in recent months.
Not if, When
Maybe, but did you know Dublin has the fastest-growing population in Europe, not much other entertainment I suppose