It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.
Leo BuscagliaRead
The lover must often say, "I love because I must, because I will it. I love for myself, not for others. I love for the joy it gives me - and incedentally, only - for that joy it gives to others. If they reinforce me it will be good. If they do not, it also will be good, for I will to love."
Interpretation
This quote highlights the intrinsic nature of love as a self-driven emotion rather than something dependent on external validation.
Leo Buscaglia's quote emphasizes the idea that true love is motivated by one's own will and joy, rather than for the sake of others' approval or happiness. It suggests that loving is a personal choice that should ultimately bring fulfillment to oneself, and that the love one gives is valuable both for its own sake and for the happiness it may bring to others, regardless of their response.
In practice
During a wedding speech to emphasize the importance of selfless love.
It is paradoxical that many educators and parents still differentiate between a time for learning and a time for play without seeing the vital connection between them.
Life is a great and wondrous mystery, and the only thing we know that we have for sure is what is right here right now. Don't miss it.
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means.
Life lived for tomorrow will always be just a day away from being realized.
Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How can I make it better?" To that there is an answer.
To love others you must first love yourself.
The loss of love is the loss of all rights, even though one had them all.
We cannot love something solely because it has been ignored. It must also be worthy of our attention.
Music I heard with you was more than music, and bread I broke with you was more than bread. Now that I am without you, all is desolate; all that was once so beautiful is dead.
The world says you are loved because of what you do. Jesus says you can now do all things because you are loved.
But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.
Love is my gift to the world. I fill myself with love, and I send that love out into the world.
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