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PERSONAL LOVE VS. U N I V E R S A L LOVE. 35 1
we revere; some are struggling up to this plane —
these we help. Is this wrong? Can you find a
broken law in these manifestations? I think not,
And is this all of human affection? This is the sum
total of it. Then wherein lies the sin? In just this, that
certain of these people with whom we come in contact,
for some reason which we do not yet know become
especially dear to us. They may be with us in the
relation of mother or of child. We grow mentally
or physically accustomed to having them about us.
It becomes what we call a pleasure. We know that
they are quite as near to us spiritually, no matter
where the physical body is. But we want the sensation,
we enjoy the physical satisfaction of being with
them, and if they are in a position which makes it
possible, we bind them, it may be, with the silken
cords of love; but these cords are bands of iron,
wherein they bind and fetter the soul. Herein lies
the wrong.
The selfishness of demanding that those who are
dear to us must be with us, the daring to interfere
with the growth of another soul, is a crime against
Almighty God. How, then, do we reconcile these
two seemingly divergent forms of love by the beautiful
truth of non-attachment, universal love, for
universal soul, personal love, personal manifestations?
If our universal love is great enough, we
we will never sorrow for separation from the personal.
W e will know that the personal has been merged in
the universal. If our personal love is great enough,
we will never interfere with the growth and manifestation
of the universal. Above and beyond all,
our universal love will so satisfy the craving of the
soul that we will not depend on any individual love
for happiness.
In the course of evolution there is no more philosophical
difficulty in man's acquiring immortal life
than in his acquiring the erect posture and articulate
speech.—JOHN FISKE.
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