Category: Meditations

You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving.
—Anatole France

How do you practice love as a discipline?

Wedding photos are supposed to tell a story: one of a lifetime of wedded bliss, of a love great enough to meet all obstacles. Of course, the actual story of a marriage may turn out to be the story of a lifetime of loving devotion or a story of a few years of turmoil. Love stories pretty much always turn out to be more complicated than the pretty pictures.

What true story do you tell about love?

Laughter, they say, is the best medicine. Actually, there’s quite a lot of scientific evidence that laughter is very good medicine indeed. Friends who make us laugh are the best medicine of all.

Who makes you laugh?

Tiny dogs believe in gay pride. Tiny dogs believe that all love is good love. Tiny dogs don’t care who knows it.

How will you share your convictions about love with the world?

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment. It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.
—Rabindranath Tagore

How do you experience love as something that goes beyond personal connection?