Let’s Get Lost

In one of his “best-seller” books, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer has written a chapter on what he calls “spiritual love.” He says,

At the center of purposeful relationships is love. But is is more than simply being able to say the words “I love you,” for these words are used by people who also berate and harm each other on a daily basis. Love is giving and it has nothing to do with what you receive. Love is an inner process that you bring to a relationship — a relationship that has love in the giving sense as its cornerstone.

To love is the most important thing in life. But what do we mean by love? When you love someone because that person loves you in return, surely that is not love. To love is to have that extraordinary feeling of affection without asking anything in return. You may be very clever, you may pass all your examinations, you may get a doctorate…