A Good Way to Love - Act with Love

Written by Adrian Newington

COMPLIMENTING VIRTUES:

To develop this way of living, we need to compliment it with other virtues. To Love fully, you must understand the value of Truth, as well as the value of Patience. By bringing these qualities into your life, you will see wonderful changes in your outlook on people and events as you grow to a restored unity of mind, body and

TRUTH:

Never be afraid of the Truth. Never believe that the Truth is better left unspoken. Through loving discernment, we may have to delay the Truth while foundations of understanding are being built, but the Truth will eventually be delivered in its own way and in its own time. Never guide others blindly through your own unacceptance of what is right. Better to remain silent and go away to ponder the reasons that make you think that Truth is a lesser thing than your own judgment. We always know within our hearts when we feel that something is good and true. Sometimes we make mistakes, but through these mistakes, we come to a closer understanding of ourselves, of the world, and of an ability to clearly recognise truths from untruths.

When we always act to seek the Truth and to live the Truth, our mistakes turn into valuable teachings.

Always be receptive to these teachings. Turn your mistakes around by admitting and accepting them. See also that the admission of mistakes and errors is Truth unfolding; the Truth in you coming into the light. If you do something wrong, then own up to it. To act this way encourages a way of life that is able to foresee events which could lead you from the Truth. Get into the habit of being honest with yourself. Master this alone and you will be honest with all people; you will develop friendships which are strong, meaningful and lasting. They will be friends that really care and that will always support. Truthful people will always gravitate to each other since the Truth likes the Truth; the Truth seeks the Truth; and the Truth finds the Truth.

This world has cheats and liars that take advantage of the ones who are honest and trustworthy, but the person with the highest acceptance of the Truth and what it stands for, will always know that these people never really succeed. Their moments of glory are transitory, but the Truthful person lives with the knowledge that nothing surpasses the Truth and that the Truthful way is always the best. It is not a perfect world we live in; this is not paradise, so we act in a way that brings us the strength we need to bring us peace of mind. It is so simple to be honest with yourself and with others.

PATIENCE:

To possess Patience, is to possess a great inner strength. The impatient person has no endurance, little hope, and with regard to important timely matters, little or no faith in oneself or others. Through fostering patience, a new peace is obtained. The Patient person is a positive person, for time is allowed to take a backseat since the end result is what matters. Though time is seemingly put aside as unimportant by living in THE NOW, it is only in the fullness of time that things happen; that things turn around; that tears are dried and sorrows are replaced by joys; that Love can blossom to great splendour.

Sometimes, time itself can seem to be your enemy, but in reality, time is your best friend. When you acquire Patience, you acquire a freedom from anxiety; and so often anxiety leads to failure. Patience will give you persistence and discipline, and the fruits of this virtue will ripen in many aspects of your life. The patience in doing a job properly. The patience in helping others through difficult times. The patience in waiting for Love... "Waiting for Love, with Love."

Patience is understanding. How often do we lack peace when we need to draw on it most, for as much as life will bring us good times, misfortune will also arise. When those difficult times arrive, we need a source of strength that must be available when needed. We can always call on the support of others, but we must be our own main support. Through our humanness, we have natural limitations, as such, we have limited Patience, but we can make it more enduring by acting with Love, kindness and understanding. To have such an understanding will then greatly increase our Patience. With such a degree of Patience, we can wait in peace for the things that matter and will bring joy to our lives. Patience is strength.

CONTEMPLATION:

To truly Love someone is all encompassing.

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