I was asked, if at the age of twenty could I have predicted the circumstances of my life today. The answer is a simple, No! I certainly did not imagine the unplanned events, which have taken shape. For my only desire then was to seek love. I wanted to love deeply and be loved deeply. The rest of my dreams had nothing to do with another, I could accomplish them on my own. But, thinking about it now, fifteen years later, the same wish or rather need is present, and it will be in another fifteen or twenty or thirty years. Because we all have an intense need to feel love. It never goes away. It is our core’s longing to have it and sustain it. To love as fully as we can possible love, and be loved as fully as possible. Pure love; not some pretense love triggered by outer influences. Not love born from jealousy or control. Not love from guilt of past mistakes, not of pride or manipulation. The kind of love, which brings joy, pleasure, contentment and most importantly peace of mind and heart. Our hearts have the most amazing capabilities. When we feel its aliveness, there is nowhere else we rather be. And we always return there… Always.
Love is patient, love is kind.It does not envy, it does not boast,
It is not proud. It does not dishonor others,
It is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered,
It keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil
but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts,
always hopes, always perseveres.
Love never fails.
– Corinthians 13:4-8 (NIV)