The term Love is probably the most widely misused by man. Love, as an abstract feeling, comes to every human being by instinct. However, it is often in our minds, attached to a person, place or possession as one and the same. Love, in its actual form, is like the air we breathe. You cannot see it, you cannot attach it to anything. It is in everything and nothing. And the absence of it makes you feel the importance of its presence. Love, like oxygen, is our means to survive. No soul is ever deprived of its feelings. It is actually a major driving force for man. However, the word is often replaced with emotions of greed, power, lust, or want. The love for such things makes one ambitious to reach a material goal. But unlike the spiritual aspect of love, which is satisfied once the goal is reached, the material attachment is never-ending. We have something, and we want more. Love, when true, is devoid of tangibility or attachment. It is difficult yet blissful. It is found everywhere in formless abundance once we rise above the webs of expectation and analysis to look at it in a less personal manner. The beginning of this path of eternal love starts with the small step of loving oneself and accepting oneself as they are, in mind, body and soul, unconditionally. Once we rise above others' expectations of us, is when we are truly happy. And happiness is a major aspect of finding love. Once we find it within, we stop looking for validation in people. And without expectation, love never hurts. Thus, the ultimate blissful love is found when one can be selfless in love, irrespective of reciprocation, and accept their most spontaneous feelings as true. It is in this true love that one becomes one with the aspect of love, and the love of form merges into formless eternal devotion to one's own soul.
~ Suranya