All paths have the same destination

If I was asked to paint the colors of my life as I've experienced...I would paint it with bright and happy colors but not just those. There would also be the darker, ominous ones...the stark ones that stick out like a sore thumb...the black hole. And it would be perfect that way. It's in the chaos that I found myself...it's in the light that I appreciate existence. But I cannot deeply appreciate life without knowing myself.
Just a few years ago, I was so much more naive than I am now...I am a lot more cautious now but it's my thirst for life which keeps me open to new experiences.
My higher power has done a good damn job of transforming this heart of mine!
When I think of those who came into my life...take Kirene for example...he was a guardian heart but he was also the temptation which opened the door to my 2011 obliteration and ultimate enlightenment. He was gentle, light...always giving me hope.
Now, take Tristan, he was devils advocate...a destructive force in my life. I danced with the devil when I was with him...he also led to another obliteration of self and AGAIN ultimate enlightenment. Truth is, it never TRULY mattered who it was and how much they did or did not love me...they led me to the same path. Because it was always about a relationship that I have with myself, God and how I relate to the rest of the world.
It felt like they were opposites...standing for something completely different but truth is...it didn't make a difference. What they led me to was exactly the same destination...
This is our life...this is my life and it's my chance to perceive the messages that are constantly being giving to me. Will I listen? Will I learn? Those are some of my good questions.