Ledges

                 

When you come to the edge of all the light, 

and you know you are about to step off into the 

 darkness of the unknown, 

faith is knowing one of two things will happen: 

either there will be something solid to stand on, 

 or... you will be taught how to fly.

—Patrick Overton

Sometimes we are willing to follow love to the very edge of the world. We travel to the "edge of the ledges" we've made between our past and the uncertain future. The love we seek only provides a path to the traveler, not necessarily a final destination. The book, "Come To The Edge",  written by Christina Haag, a girlfriend of John F. Kennedy, Jr., seems at first to be about a tabloid star, but it is really about taking love to the ledge or edge of your being. When you are in love, you can feel your heart beat fast and happiness is your only cosmetic.

    She describes her relationship with this famous American as "the sunniest years of her life". I think when she reflects back on her time with him, before his untimely death in an airplane crash, she steps off into something solid to stand on - her beautiful memories.