I once had a friend who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with some water and held it before me, and said this: "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? It symbolizes Love."

This was how I saw it: As long as you keep your hand caring-ly open and allow it to remain there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers round it and try to posses it, it will spill through the first cracks it finds.

This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love... they try to posses it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling out of your hand, love will retrieve from you. For love is meant to be free, you cannot change its nature. If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings.

Give and don't expect. Advise, but don't order. Ask, but never demand.

It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret to real love. To truly practice it, you must sincerely feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring.

A good companion is not like the rain, which comes and goes. It's like the air, sometimes very quite!

I like it

RIGHT ON!!

thanks for sharing, hadn't read that one before

Very wise words, Thanks for sharing with us

Thank you for the words of wisdom...just what I needed to read.

I think that is so true.

Love cannot be contained in anyway. It can't be bottled up. It's elusive...yet, between the right 2 people ---its so tangible it can be tasted, felt, seen. Love is only to be enjoyed & cherished.

True..

I love it!!!!

Thanks for sharing. It gave me something to think about.

cool analogy.....