Life is strange. It gives many pleasures and it gives many pains. I wonder if you believe in fate, but some of us get a bigger share of pain than pleasure. I am not speaking of pains such as hunger, shelter etc., but pains of the heart. Why is heart so important for us? Because it is the center of love. Love motivates us and gives us direction in life. Love is the fuel that runs our mind. Love gives us the strength to fight many battles, and love inspires us to great achievements.
Love is of two types. One, love for god, mankind etc, and other, romantic love. Let us first talk of love in general.
Let me give you an example. That is not of romantic love, but of the first kind. I know of a Christian lady, who runs an orphanage. She has about 50 children in her care. She is continuously working to take care of the children. She gives them names, washes them, changes their nappies and calls the doctor when any child falls sick. For her, every child in the orphanage is her own. Whenever I speak to her, she talks about new admissions of orphans. As soon as the child arrives, it becomes her own. She has so much love in her heart, that she has no other objective left in...