{"id":4371,"date":"2025-02-23T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2025-02-23T11:52:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=4371"},"modified":"2025-02-23T17:22:30","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T11:52:30","slug":"the-paradox-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=4371","title":{"rendered":"The Paradox of Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"637\" height=\"637\" data-id=\"4372\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox1.png 637w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 637px) 100vw, 637px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t solitude paradoxical,<br>As it nourishes the soul<br>Yet, leaves a deep empty void?<br>Isn&#8217;t love paradoxical,<br>As it makes you swallow the pain,<br>To avoid others from tasting it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t growth paradoxical,<br>As it helps you succeed,<br>Yet, leaves a price for you to pay?<br>Isn&#8217;t happiness paradoxical,<br>As it makes your heart glimmer,<br>Yet, leaves you feeling nostalgic?<br>Isn&#8217;t nostalgia paradoxical,<br>As it fills you with happiness,<br>Yet, leaves you longing<br>Just to go back in time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"575\" height=\"868\" data-id=\"4373\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox3.jpg 575w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradox3-199x300.jpg 199w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 575px) 100vw, 575px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Isn&#8217;t kindness paradoxical,<br>As it heals a part of you,<br>Yet, reminds you of your own wounds?<br>Isn&#8217;t strength paradoxical,<br>As it helps you strive,<br>Yet, leaves you weary?<br>Isn&#8217;t time paradoxical,<br>As it moves forward,<br>Leaving an ocean of memories<br>To only look back and reflect on?<br>Aren&#8217;t endings paradoxical,<br>As they lead to new beginnings,<br>Just as the moon unveils when the sun sets?<br>Isn&#8217;t life itself paradoxical,<br>As it is beautiful in its own way,<br>Even with the paradoxical nature<br>Of the deep truths of life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"957\" data-id=\"4374\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradonx-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradonx-4.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/paradonx-4-201x300.jpg 201w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Isn&#8217;t solitude paradoxical,As it nourishes the soulYet, leaves a deep empty void?Isn&#8217;t love paradoxical,As it makes you swallow the pain,To avoid others from tasting it? 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