Love

"If I love you, I need not continually speak of my love-you will know without any words. "On the other hand if I love you not, that also will you know-and you would not believe me, were I to tell you in a thousand words, that I loved you." -Abdul Baha-

Love is not simply some abtract principle that one talks about. It is real and it is directed towards something or someone. And when love is a reality, when one truly loves another, a bond is created between the hearts through which noble feelings and lofty ideas can flow. One soul can uplift the other, and joy fills them both.

Mirza Abu'l Fadl, a Bahai teacher in whom Abdul Baha placed the greatest trust, once analyzed the concept of love for humanity in a talk given to a group of friends. He explained how easy it is for any one of us to sit comfortably in a house with a nice garden and say "I love humanity". But, according to Mirza Abu'l Fadl, love only becomes real when it is tested. Only when we have fought the battles of love and have time and again been wounded for the sake of love, can we utter the sentence "I love" with authority and assurance. So he said, a person who wants to create love within himself must test himself and see if he meets all the conditions of true love.

What are some of these conditions? Clearly they include sincerity and truthfulness, generosity and liberality, forgiveness and trustworthiness. You can readily see that these are necessary for love to exist. For what is insincere love but hypocrisy? What is the outcome of love when it is ruled by jealousy and control, and not by open-heartedness and generosity? What kind of love is associated with vengeace rather than forgiveness? How can anyone trust in our love, if we are not trustworthy?

You see, I've got this short essay for book 6 but I didn't know about the meaning of love and why I was determined to confirm my feelings until I see this and understand.

Finally, I see what I was crying, why I was sad, why I was determined to carry on and be patient no matter how much time it takes thus it should be boundless, limitless.

"When you love a member of your family or a compatriot, let it be with a ray of Infinite Love! Let it be in God, and for God! Wherever you find the attributes of God love that person, whether he be your family or another. Shed the light of boundless love on every human being whom you meet......"

-Abdul Baha-

From here, I know, steadfastness and patience thus the wound was worth it because I can now say "I love" with authority and assurance. Life is really beautiful though it's full of tests. Smile because you're given the change to grow better. ^^

All the above was what I've learned in Ruhi book 6 yesterday. ^^

=?Enchanted?=