The Gift of Love

A little while ago I introduced the first of Four Loves by C.S. Lewis which was Need-love and today is the second love which is Gift-love.

The flip side of Need-love is Gift-love. This kind of love pours itself out in generosity, love, kindness, mercy, grace, and myriad other acts or thoughts of giving.

There is an ancient story that comes out of Buddhism that tells of a woman who wanted to know how she could rid herself of her miseries and her bereavements.

She was told by the sage to go from door to door and when she found a home where there were no worries, to ask there for a morsel of grain

She returned a long while later saying that she had not found a single home that fit that description

In fact, she had become so involved in hearing of the heartaches of others that she had forgotten her own. The moral of the story – in giving you forget your own need

Now, life is far more complicated than to be summarily epitomized as a journey to alleviate hurt, but I think you get the point.