Thought for Valentine's Day

Based on Swami Vivekananda's thoughts On Love

I would like to share something on the 'nature of love' I once had a friend
who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a
swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with a little water and held
it before me, and said this, "You see this water carefully contained on my
hand? it symbolizes Love."
As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain there, it
will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers around
it and try to possess it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.
This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try
to posses it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling
out of your hand, Love will retrieve from you.
For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are
people you love, allow them to be free beings. Give and don't expect.
Advise, but don't order. Ask, but never demand. It might sound simple, but
it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret
to true love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations
from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring.


To be loved is Something, But To love and to be loved is Everything......!!!

Have a great day and be happy.....

Regards
RK