One true love
Nobel laureate John Steinbeck's letter offers insights on love. He differentiates between selfish and selfless love. Selfless love fosters kindness and respect. It recognizes the uniqueness of others. Authentic love elevates individuals. It promot...

But how does one find love? Pursue love and it will elude you, for Love knows that such a person's love will but be suffocating. When you are honest with yourself and authentic, it can happen. The love we are talking about is the love that Pablo Neruda describes, ''You can love simply without problems or pride', in which there is no I or you, in which when 'I fall asleep your eyes close'.'
Love elevates, and it has spiritual overtones. The essential qualities of true love - honesty, empathy and forgiveness - will necessarily lead you down a path where you realise that there is something greater than yourself. And this could be a person, a cause or God; then, like Meera Bai, you can achieve salvation through devotion.
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