Ten Rules of Love
Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:16 pm
Found this in my e-mail inbox dated April 3, 1999:
Love of yourself
Is where you must start
You must love yourself
Within your own heart.
Love is a treasure
That's worthless when hidden
For love has no value
Until it is given.
Loving and liking
Are two different things
You feel good when you like
But with love your heart sings.
Between lusting and loving
There should be no mistakes
In loving you give
In lusting you take
Love is not something
You withold out of spite
Don't use it as ammo
When you argue or fight.
Love's not a contest
Or some kind of game
It doesn't need be equal
Nor always the same.
Love's not a fire
That consumes as it burns
Its path filled with life
As it twists and it turns.
Love is alive
Like a plant it needs care
Neglect it, it withers
Its branches laid bare.
Love's spark cannot travel
Through connections amiss
You renew each of these
When you hug and you kiss.
Someone can love you
And never show a sign
Be fair with your friends
Treat them gentle and kind.
Love of yourself
Is where you must start
You must love yourself
Within your own heart.
Love is a treasure
That's worthless when hidden
For love has no value
Until it is given.
Loving and liking
Are two different things
You feel good when you like
But with love your heart sings.
Between lusting and loving
There should be no mistakes
In loving you give
In lusting you take
Love is not something
You withold out of spite
Don't use it as ammo
When you argue or fight.
Love's not a contest
Or some kind of game
It doesn't need be equal
Nor always the same.
Love's not a fire
That consumes as it burns
Its path filled with life
As it twists and it turns.
Love is alive
Like a plant it needs care
Neglect it, it withers
Its branches laid bare.
Love's spark cannot travel
Through connections amiss
You renew each of these
When you hug and you kiss.
Someone can love you
And never show a sign
Be fair with your friends
Treat them gentle and kind.
