We must not only love the ones we're with. We love imperfectly and we do not fully appreciate the love that we receive.īut that is how we experience love-divine love, unconditional love, compassion and grace-filtered by the passions and hunger of our bodies, clouded by our limited minds and nar-rowed by our little selves. We do not see clearly-ourselves or others. But, of course, we are human-imperfect, frail and fallible. It is in our lives, through our actions, in our words and in our relationships that divine love is manifest. It is through us that love is received- and expressed. We must accept and appreciate love just as we have received it in all its human imperfection. We may search our whole lives for the perfect soul mate-one whom we love without judgment or reservation, one who loves us the same perfect way, but we will never find that perfection because we are each human. But even the most devoted mother or father falls short of perfection. It is the perfect, all forgiving love of parents for their children. Unconditional love is an ideal form of love. Yet love makes it worthwhile and allows us to forgive others and ourselves. We waste our time and energy, we stray from our paths, and we harm each other. Life is imperfect, we are all flawed, life is unpredictable, and we all make mistakes. Life is all about relationships, and love is the point of it all. We love the unique expression of the divine in the other, the other is no longer separate from us, and once that connection between you is experienced there can be no separation. Love takes us deeper into the self yet goes beyond self. To be loved this way is like coming home, finding your authentic self and discovering that you are not alone. To love is to recognize the divine in another person, and with that recognition, dedication, compassion and caring flow naturally. I see love as a potential spiritual experience-to see and be seen as we really are-beyond what we each appear to be. Love comes in many forms-as many as the number of humans that have ever lived. We mean different things and misunderstand each other when we say, 'I love you.' Yet love, so important and central to our lives, is a complex experience and a confusing word.

To love and be loved is the point of it all. It is the purpose, passion and meaning of life.

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