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All overt and covert emotions would shrivel without the beam of contrast and comparison to supply context and implication. We need the value of counterpoise to recognize and distinguish between similar and dissimilar concepts. How do we identify the importance of hope if we never felt despair? How do we appreciate the value of society and companionship until we experience solitude and loneliness? What would any relationship be unless draped with the boughs of thoughts and feelings, without the ongoing interaction between conscientious action and unreserved devotion, without endless empathy fused with boundless love? In the ring of time, without the verve supplied by both the real and the imaginary, life would be bland, insipid, and lackluster.
All overt and covert emotions would shrivel without the beam of contrast and comparison to supply context and implication. We need the value of counterpoise to recognize and distinguish between similar and dissimilar concepts. How do we identify the importance of hope if we never felt despair? How do we appreciate the value of society and companionship until we experience solitude and loneliness? What would any relationship be unless draped with the boughs of thoughts and feelings, without the ongoing interaction between conscientious action and unreserved devotion, without endless empathy fused with boundless love? In the ring of time, without the verve supplied by both the real and the imaginary, life would be bland, insipid, and lackluster.
Approximate author period: c. 2016 AD · contemporary
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- Kilroy J. Oldster
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- Approximate author period: c. 2016 AD · contemporary
Approximate historical context for attribution to Kilroy J. Oldster, based on documented writing activity in 2016. Author blog section: Why I Created a Blog, published 27 July 2016. The evidence is the dated original post, not the user-submitted quotations or account-registration date. Source: Why I Created a Blog — original author post, https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15511708.Kilroy_J_Oldster (checked 2026-10-09). This does not establish the composition date or authenticate the attribution of these words. Source: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/15511708.Kilroy_J_Oldster (accessed 2026-10-09).
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