A parable about fear.

Yes, our mind labels love in ways that are not true, whereas our hearts, carry within them, no such labels.

@innertalks yes.. true. And I always believe the words it is all in the mind

@amitkokiladitya Yes, all the fear is in our minds; none of it exists in our hearts of only love.

@innertalks That's a good one too.

Thanks. There are a lot of great verses in the Bible about love, and fear, and God. Perhaps my favourite verse is this one: "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." From 1 John, chapter 4, verse 18.

Thanks, siva. You put that very well. I think also that some of us fear that we have not the strength and knowhow yet to fully live from love alone. We are afraid of what others would think of us if we do this. They might think that we are nutters, living off of another planet, high on some substance, or something. I am like that myself. In my real life, I do not have the guts yet, to live the things that I say here. This is my best self speaking here, or trying to speak, as if love was God, and how we should live from that premise down. In real life, I have my doubts, and misgivings, and do not always do what I would like to do, as I am saying here. But, this platform of speaking here, gives me the chance to obtain self-understanding, of myself, by writing here, and with such understanding accruing slowly, change is possible.

@innertalks Yes Steve, I have heard right from young age one has to be practical. To fully live from love is taken as being naive. However, I do my best not to compromise with my inner guidance and do what is right. The greatest blessing thereby is to keep out those who are hypocrites from my life! Now I am easing into a life of detachment from this worldly desires and thinking of and thanking for all the blessings. I too consider as a blessing to interact with you, understand the inner workings of someone who is at the end of the day just another human being - siva

@Shiva49 Sometimes naivety is different from maintaining a simple, Christlike approach, as with a child. children are not naive, but just closer to God, without so many self-constructed barriers to love as yet. Love is not easy to live fully from because it is not in our outer nature to do so. We must reach inwardly to live from love entirely, and when we do this, our outer self changes, and this is the only way for it to change, but, living in the world, we must realise too, that this inner changing changes us. It is not meant so much to change others too, unless they see the change in us, and it changes or helps them to change too. We should not force ourselves onto others but live as amiably as we can with them and our interactions with them, but without compromising ourselves by our doing of this too.

Yes, l agree, love is the best of all feelings.