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 some water
and held it before me, and
said this:
"You see this water carefully contained on my hand?
It symbolizes
Love."
This was how I saw it:
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
round it and try to posses 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 .
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.
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,
must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love,
and yet an unconditional
caring."
Contributed by: Bruntno
Contributed by: Bruntno
