Objective
Love is one of the manifestations of God in man.
Reflections
"Come out of the circle of time and into the circle of love." ~ Rumi
"The purpose of life is to express love in all its manifestations. In order to be happy, you should love—Love with self-sacrifice, love all and everything, and spreading network of love everywhere. No matter who gets into this net, catch them all and fill them with love." ~ Leo Tolstoy, May 24 (pg. 157), A Calendar of Wisdom.
“What’s the use of falling in love if you both remain inertly as-you-were?” ... "what makes love so transformative, he asserted, is that “we become what we love and yet remain ourselves” ~ Mary McCarthy on Love, The Marginalian
"Love without boundaries hurts everyone in the room."
“Love is as love does. Love is an act of will—namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.” Since the choice must be made to nurture growth, this definition counters the more widely accepted assumption that we love instinctually.” ― bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions
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Falling in Love
Why do we love? A philosophical inquiry - Skye C. Cleary (shared by Clark Vautier)