Passion

" Passion is but a prelude to years of gradual unfolding..."

Some people mate for life. Perhaps their love affair starts with infatuation, passion and eroticism. Eventually it gives way, if healthy, to a more stable companionship. Not all couples pass this transition period intact, no kidding. Those who do find a new mode of relating to one another. Devoted lovers find that minor faults can be accepted. MINOR....key word. At the same time, they find acceptance in spite of their own inherenr shortcomings and insecurities.

Mature love is patient, selfless, generous, considerate and kind. Nurturing. The lover becomes more important than the self. In love, we find transcendance and a unity that is unattainable alone.

Many sages speak out against romantic love. Can it be that they have never felt it or they have been bitterly disappointed themselves? Individuals should know themselves well. If they are meant for love, they will know if and when.

Ultimately, the other is divine and divinity dwells in the other. Through love, one can come to know the beauty of unity and wholeness. Without the female, the male element is static and sterile. Without the male element, the female is boundless potential without a catalyst. Through unification, we find selflessness, purity and divinity.

The Tao