Love
The existence of love is something that everyone takes for granted. We have all been reared to believe in this ephemeral concept. If we take a look at what society thinks love is, we are likely to be lost in even more ephemeral ideas and concepts. Love has become the ultimate pleasure. It is to be sought with no question regarding its meaning. Is there a way to find its meaning? This question is simple and complex. The individual always has their own answer and it is in this that we find our first stumbling block in the world of Life seems to be extraordinarily complex. If we were to look at the world as a collection of agreements that function one at a time as they are needed, the complexity breaks down before our eyes. When we are children we have no meanings, no definitions to pacify the world of per- ceptions that is always before us. Little by little the world is given to us in definition and meanings by all that surround us. Even actions and simple motions are to be imitated to the minutest degree in order to achieve normalcy. Sooner or later we all arrive at a point when other peoples' opinions start to matter. It is
Naturally, this is one of the first agreements we make with ourselves. It also has a way of funneling many of our perceptions to a negative polarity, in that when we look to others for acceptance and it does not occur. No one can decide for another individual what is what. Yet the mind casts its shadow upon such events and leads the feeble creature to believe otherwise. Perhaps we are just turning away from feelings we do not want to deal with. Upon close examination of relationships in ones life, it is very likely that love had little to do with the beginning or end of any of them. Obviously there is no purpose in your life, otherwise you would not live in the past" (Krishnamurti). Is this really a disorder? It sounds to me that human thinking has made the ideal human its goal and if you or any other person do not fit into its mold, then clearly there must be some disorder there! The final statement for every person is made by his or herself. At least this is what everyone believes! It is the blind leading the blind. You have no direction at all; you are just floating. My servant never ceases to seek nearness to Me through supererogatory works until I love him. Then, when I love him, I am his hearing through which he hears, his sight through which he sees, his hand through which he grasps, and his foot through which he walks" (Chittick). One of which is, "I was a treasure that was not known, so I loved to be known.
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