June 20
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Today's
quotation:
The problem lies not in the question, "What
is the meaning
of life?" The problem is not finding
Love as the answer.
Debbie Skelly
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Today's
Meditation:
Love
is such a simple little word, and even a relatively simple
concept. Our problems lie in our tendencies to imbue
the word with all sorts of meanings and expectations that
don't necessarily have anything to do with love at all--
and that keep us from truly living the simplicity of
the word.
True
love has nothing to do with romance or sex, no matter how
many songs we hear or movies we see that present this
connection as the truth. True love is our ability to
treat other human beings with compassion and respect, no
matter how they may be treating us, and without any
expectations of any return at all.
What
is the meaning of life? To love one another.
Jesus gave it as a new commandment. Muhammed said
"you will not believe until you love one another."
Buddha said similar things in different words. Jane
Siberry wrote a song called "Love Is
Everything." We see constant messages all
through our lives explaining to us the importance of love
in creating and developing ourselves and in making this
world a better place, yet somehow we focus more on getting
new things and judging other people than we do on loving
one another.
The
meaning of life is to Love. And it's an action verb
that doesn't have anything to do with sex or romance in
itself. Our lives gain meaning-- and we help others
to find the meaning in their own lives-- only when we've
learned to love. And love is a beautiful thing that
can bring beautiful results to the world when we use it
creatively and effectively.
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Questions to
consider:
Why do we often hold back our love?
In what ways can we share our love with others and
create meaning in our own lives and in theirs?
How would you define love yourself? |
For further
thought:
Someday,
after we have mastered the winds, the waves,
the tide and gravity, we shall harness for God
the energies of love. Then, for the second time in the
history of the world, humans will have discovered fire.
Pierre
Teilhard
de Chardin
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