Ben Rothermel

The Beautiful Broken

Life is Perfect
Life is perfect. I’m happily married to my best friend, working at my dream job, and driving my dream car – a 1986 5-speed, leather interior, sunroof equipped BMW. And yet, all of these things are broken. My wife and I still fight, I still deal with conflict at work, and my car has too many problems to list! This condition is what I refer to as, “The Beautiful Broken”.

Life is Entropy
Life is entropy. Decay and degeneration, collapse and destruction. And yet, beauty can still be found in the midst of it all. Like a muscle, love must first be broken down before it can be truly built up again.

Life is Hope
Life is hope. You cannot have one without the other. They are inextricably intertwined, each necessary for the survival and growth of the other. Hope is an offshoot of faith which stems from a firm belief in something. For example, I believe in Yahweh – the God of the Hebrews and Christians. My faith is rooted in my belief and from there I take hope.

But Really, Life is Perfect
Life is perfect. And for the times when I feel hurt and pain, I personally resolve to remember The Beautiful Broken.