Suddenly I Understand

The mind can trick the heart, but only briefly.

1) You can convince yourself you're in love with someone; but only briefly and then it disappears.

2 ) At the same time, you can convince yourself you don't love someone...only to realize you're kidding yourself.

Someone told me once that 2 can only come after 1 in a biblical context and that saying has stuck with me.

In my understanding of this sudden epiphany, it was also the same. I tried 1 and only after that I realized 2.

1 didn't hurt. 2 haunts me still.