"the kind of love that has no price tag on it" - 12x12 p. 106

It is indeed true love
when one simply invest
on loving without
much expectation
of any reward
or recompense
or price, but just loving...

I was seated
by the side of mother
carrying a baby
inside a basket
on a plane
and we talked
about love...

The mother said
that her kind
of love for the baby
is unconditional
24 hours a day
without any price tag
but its so rewarding...

True love is simply
a gratuitous
care, kindness, attention
to the one loved
not minding the time
nor the effort
and even the pains...

True love is self giving
to the maximum
and out of that heroism
of self forgetfulness
comes the true delight
of loving and being loved
and life becomes beautiful...

"No greater love man has than to lay down his life for his friends." - John 15:13

There is war in the world
because there is war in man's heart.
There seems to be no end
to news of deaths in battlefields.

I glance at a newspaper today
and saw a soldier and his girlfriend
hugged so intimately and fondly
before he has to go back to war.

The greatest of wars
is never fought outside
but the heat of the battle
is fought inside our hearts.

The world as it is
continues to be
the land of life
and valley of doom.

Today as I wake up
I just make myself ready
at anytime to lay down my life
to love everyone.

My little act of love today
may not solve the war problem
of the world, but
it can make a difference!

Little tiny acts of love
if we all sum them up
will create an oasis of hope
in our dreary love thirsty world.

"Here is my secret. It's quite simple: One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes." - The Fox to The Little Prince

The Eyes of Love

- Bobby Sagra

Prodded by love

Guided by faith

I have searched

And found the treasure!

At first it seemed

A hopeless idea

To look into myriads

of Possibilities.

Fatigue, irritation,

boredom were my lot

I was even very close

to utter resignation.

But the love inside

burning steadily in me

guided my search

as light to my path.

Finally I found

what I was looking for

Oh what sheer delight,

indeed love has better eyes!

"Love and do what you will" - St. Augustine

When everything is rooted
and motivated by love
then everything can end well
and there is nothing to fear.

Love is the antidote
to all forms of selfish
manipulations
of the human heart.

Love is the delete key
of all human errors
and embarassments
in the arena of life.

Love is the link
which binds
each person
in strong unity.

Love compels
the impossible
transcends
the insurmountable.

Love drives the force
and leaves only the daring
and those who keep trying
right there at victory's stand.

There is only one failure
which truly hurts
and that is...
the failure not to love.