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I often wonder : Is it possible to love without attachment ? We do have love to give, but is it the right kind of love ? We tend to feel a kind of ownership over all that we love though we don't own anything or anyone.

It is easier to utter the words, " I love you " than to actually mean it. Love is perceived in many different ways. My mother would say : "Love, but never be possessive of what you love. Once you are possessive, you might claim ' this is mine ' when in actuality nothing or no one is yours."

We are all here on a spiritual journey. Along the way we find several co-travellers who become part of our lives but they too have their own destination. There is a hierarchy of love. Right on top are parents, spouse, children, siblings, other family members and friends. Love stops here and further down the ladder it becomes 'like' Sri Satya Sai Baba says love all as if your own. He talks of universal love. This is not easy to follow but maybe we could try. For starters, we could do little things that make people smile. A kind word or tone would not take away from you but give a lot to the other person.

Sri Satya Sai Baba says : " if you want peace and if you want happiness you must live in love. Only through love will you find true happiness. Love flourishes through giving and Forgiving. Develop your love ! Immerse yourself in love ! "

".... Love is the basis of every thing. It is the single most important quality that has to be developed. All your thoughts must become immeresed in this quality of love....  then truth will naturally  establish itself in your heart. "

People who serve are God-like ; their service should be appreciated, whether they belong to your peer group or not. We need to learn to love without attachment. We love those who we feel are ours. What about the rest ? Why is an amazing emotion like love saved only for those few people who we percieve as ours ? For instance, how might one learn to love the person who has wronged us ? I guess I would say OK, don't love, but at least try not to hate. That is an improvement.