Eknath Easwaran's Commentary
When selfish desire is removed from a relationship, there is no hankering to get anything from the other person. We are free to give, which means we are free to love. Then we can give and support and strengthen without reservation.
Interestingly enough, it is only then that we really see each other clearly. The infatuated mind cannot help caricaturing: it sees only what it wants; then, when the desire passes, it sees only what it does not want. Two people who are really in love do not close their eyes to each other’s weaknesses. They support each other in overcoming those weaknesses, so that each helps the other to grow.
The Thought for the Day is today's entry from Eknath Easwaran's Words to Live By.