Why do we love? Do we seek love or does it seek us?
Look at the bird. Does it look for the wind in order to fly? No, the wind is always there. The bird does not drive or pull the wind. It simply rides it and enjoys the ride. Why? Because it has wings to fly with. And the wind, though unseen, lets the bird soar freely by giving way and lifting up its wings.
The wind and the bird are one in purpose -- one gives, the other receives; one lets live, the other lives.
Love is always there for everyone. Love drives us, pulls us, draws us on and lifts us up. Why? Because we have a heart to love with. A heart that does not love is like broken wings. It cannot start to fly because of fear. And fear is the worst enemy of love.
Love and the heart are also one in purpose -- one empowers; the other reigns; one grants glory, the other feels Eternity.
We love because the heart beats with the rhythm of life. And life is born of love. We do not need to seek love; it does not need to seek us. For love abounds where life abounds.
The bird that sits on the branch knows the wind is there. Until the wings move, the wind, though it remains still, will not lift the bird to the skies. The energy that allows flight comes from the thrust of the bird's wings. Love can only come when the heart beats in time with love's magical music.
Until the heart loves, the joy that love brings, though it awaits in stillness, will not raise a person to the clouds.
(Photo above: Caspian Tern, taken by Herb Knufken.)
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