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Janet - thanks for the poem, & Charles thanks for the illustration. After High School I went to Germany to a school there. We had a lecturer come from Holland who spoke on Philosophy. Some of the things he said turned my young skull full of mush inside out. One thing he said changed my life. "Love is not a feeling, its a choice" "An unselfish choice motivated by willing the Highest, and best for another." All the years I worked with teens & families I always made this truth the center of my curriculum. It was always the center of my premarital counseling. By our very nature we are like the little fish in the story. It is true, Love can be felt, but its not a feeling. Love is demonstrated, and is learned best by self sacrifice. Take care, David Meigs aka: Pappy [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles E Murray" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2000 10:49 PM Subject: Re: reality check > Janet wrote: > > "the only thing > that is real is love > and > that is what we are" > > A source I have read with a similar message, in speaking of the fact that > perfect Love (God) makes nothing destructible, summarized its statement > of ultimate truth like this: > > "Nothing real can be threatened, > nothing unreal exists, > herein lies the peace of God." > > Janet's post reminded me of a story I once heard that goes like this: > > Two young fish were swimming along one day when they happened upon a wise > old guru fish. The wise one said, "Isn't the water wonderful today > boys." > > The two youngsters looked at each other and one asked the other, "What is > water?" The other youngster shrugged his gills and off they swam in > search of the water. They looked and looked, but never found it. > > In looking high and low the youngsters never realized they were always in > the water, and that without it they could not exist. As long as we > wander around looking for where the Water is kept, reading about it in > books or asking some spiritual adviser we will be like the little fish. > The EXPERIENCE of water comes, I believe, to a thirsty mind that listens. > > Love > Chuck