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Surrendering to the Light of Love
I must confess- the romantic department is not my area of expertise. However, true love is not about how many lovers or years of experience we have in the field…then? You might ask. Well…would you believe me if I say that true love can only be born and felt out of vulnerability? I am not referring to the vulnerability that comes with some drinks or with a crisis in life- but the vulnerability that comes with enlightenment!
I have read and heard beautiful explanations, writings, and poems about what love should be- and they are all beautiful indeed. Some say that a person must love himself or herself first- before they can love anyone else. Some say that a person must give and offer in equal proportion- to what he or she receives. Others suggest that the only way to love another individual- is to be happy with your own person first. And others even suggest that the only way to attain and retain love- is to be a sexual acrobat behind closed doors. This kind of love sounds clever, cautious and fun to ordinary people…so that is exactly what they get- an ordinary kind of love.
The love that comes from the vulnerability of enlightenment doesn’t have a self-regulating mechanism. It’s borne from the deepest source of our being and it doesn’t require a reason to exist. It simply is! It loves even if the other person doesn’t love it in return… and it’s not inhibited by insecurities and complexes to look like a fool. It gives without counting and it doesn’t expect anything back. It only awaits in unconditional hope!
True love is not about winning- but it never feels a loser for loving this much. It doesn’t seek self gain, beauty or perfection- so it acknowledges and forgives the other person’s flaws…because at the end of the day- it realizes that vulnerability is a human factor when faced with the light of love. True love doesn’t take years to be felt- and build upon it. It only takes seconds for its seed to be planted- and even though its light might be overwhelming at first…life would never be the same! This is an extraordinary kind of love…and it only happens when we become extraordinary people by the vulnerability of enlightenment!
Whether true love finds us or we find true love…surrendering to the light of love is the greatest purpose of life…
By Diana BenAvides
This writing is patented and property of its author…Diana Benavides
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