Changes happen when we go against everything we're used to doing.

In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life.

Man improves himself as he follows his path; if he stands still, waiting to improve before he makes a decision, he'll never move.

Does a soldier go to war in order to kill the enemy? no, he goes in order to die for his country. Does a wife want to show her husband how happy she is? no, she wants him to see how she suffers in order to make him happy Does the husband go to work thinking he will find personal fulfillment there? no, he is giving his sweat and tears for the good of the family And so it goes on: sons give up their dreams to please their parents, parents give up their lives in order to please their children; pain and suffering are used to justify the one thing that should bring only LOVE.

When someone wants something, they must know why they are fighting. This is the only reason to seek a reward.

Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.

The Lord heareth the prayers of those who ask to put aside hatred. But he is deaf to those who would flee from love.