1220 hrs March 21st 2007

I think true love

is an act

of total abandoment

of one's self

like a complete surrender

to the other

where there is

no more fear

of loss

because you have

everything

love is

everything.

People tell me

love is about

give and take.

I reject that.

Giving and taking

is no more

than a commercial transaction

for mutual exploitation.

Some people

take and give,

ie take first

and then give.

Some bastards and bitches

take and take.

I think of love

as

GIVE and GIVE.

There are people

in this world

that find joy

in giving

than taking.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama,

said in his book

"The Art of Happiness"

that when you reach out

to another person

with compassion

and loving kindness

you connect to him or her

with a spirit of friendship,

happiness is

internally generated

within.

And if I may add

to His Holiness

profound insights,

true it is a blessing

that someone

or even somethings

can give us happiness.

But it is a personal conquest

if we can find happiness

from within.

Because if you're gonna need

somebody or something

to make you happy,

you're not gonna be

very happy

anyway.