An Essay on Love.. * *
Recently there was an essay competition held in schools for children, where my daughter was given the topic of Give Love Get Love. They also had to say how peace and friendship in society would benefit an individual. Below is the thinking of my daughter. Of course I have helped her a bit here and there in rephrasing the words wherever felt necessary. *Give Love Get Love* *How does peace and friendship in society benefit the individual.* First and the foremost to understand and to take this essay forward we need to have clarity on the definition of the word Love. Love is a word which has a very vast meaning; it is more of an experience and a feeling than a thing that can be physically taken and given by force. The meaning of love thus might differ from a person to person. It is something which cannot be forced upon neither to be given nor to be taken.. In general love is the feeling of warmth, affection, worship, peace, serenity etc which ultimately makes you feel happy and fulfilled. It gives you a feeling of completeness in everything within and around you. Love is an expression of all that is good and balanced within an individual, and contradictory differences vanish in its healing embrace. "The giving of love is therefore the gaining of love." This proverb says that we must give love to others and by doing this we will get their love in return. It stresses the importance that we should be kind and helpful toward others. When we are good to others, they will also be good towards us and will not do us any harm. In today's world you can never expect anything to be one-sided similarly, as an individual if your want love, peace, respect and happiness the first step is to start giving it. It is always better to spread love and be good towards others. Citing a generic example of a student in a class; if she is good to other students and is polite and kind, others will also behave in a similar manner. If he or she is arrogant and selfish nobody will help her and she will only make more enemies. It is very important for us not to make unnecessary enemies. Man is a social animal. We need each others help. Giving love and respect to others will ensure that we get the same in return. Nobody gains from hatred. It is not good to have enemies. There are situations which can be easily resolved by talking but often it takes an ugly turn when people fight and gets hurt. This hatred does not benefit anyone. We must realize that we have just one life and if our precious time is spent in fighting and hatred nothing would be gained. Some people even go to the extent of killing the other person due to the hatred. People who spend their life in hating others and making enemies ruin their own life in the long run. Such people may also need some psychiatric help in the end. In order to receive, we first must give. Look at those certain people in your life who you feel are not very accepting towards you, and make it your project to accept them--exactly the way *they* are! When they feel this love and acceptance, they won't be able to hold onto their unforgiveness much longer. Trying to understand this concept in a deeper sense in light of human philosophy; first and the foremost we need to shed out all the negative feelings that we have for a individual and it might very well start from the thought that the other person does not like, love or have an interest in you, this would automatically make you start liking that person and bring in happiness within you when you think that he/she love and likes me. Automatically your expression, behavior and feeling would change positively towards that person and send out positive vibes. The opposite person would definitely receive these positive vibes and there is no reason for him not to reciprocate and thus there is a feeling of Peace, Friendship & Happiness. With the same principle being applied by everyone in the society definitely results in mutual benefit to individuals in society and thus benefiting the society at large. Hence give love and get love. This would automatically generate Peace, brotherhood, friendship, Happiness and ultimately success of an individual. Giving love to others will not only benefit us and make our life successful, happy and peaceful but would improve the society at large. Author Unknown *Thus Giving Love & Getting Love. * *This will ultimately bring in peace and happiness in your life * *And in the society at large… **J*** ** <http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=089cf473a79e11af59a9712c3c6b2ceb&p=1> In the Moment.. The birds fly in the sky but they don´t leave any footmarks. That´s what Buddha says, that the man who is awakened lives in such a way that he leaves no footmarks. He is without wounds and without scars; he never looks back there is no point. He has lived that moment so totally that there is no need of looking back again and again? He never looks ahead, he never looks back, he lives in the moment. 5 Steps to Self-Actualization "Every human action, whether it has become positive or negative, must depend on motivation." -- Dalai Lama Monitoring what motivates me has helped me see how I am growing. I do things for different reasons now than I did 10 years ago. As we pay ongoing attention to our motives, we can see how both our conscious and unconscious attitudes are changing. Here are some ways that our motives can shift with rising consciousness: - I desire - I want to collect things - I want to know - I want to serve - I want to be What are your motives as you participate in life? "There are three kinds of people and three kinds of richness: - people who want to have, to collect - people who want action, work and labor - people who want to be The real richness is in be-ness. People can take all that you have, all that you collected. People can stop your labor, or an accident can stop you. When you are, you never lose what you are." -- Torkom Saraydarian "You are what you think. You are what you go for. You are what you do!" -- Bob Richards "A good intention clothes itself with power." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson We don't change overnight. Personal growth requires persistence. Marriage "You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore. You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days. Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God. But let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup. Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf. Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone, Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music. Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together, yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow." -Khalil Gibran. . -- "A strong positive attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug" - Patricia Neal Vanakkam Subbu
