"Our bodies, our minds, and even our souls are the abodes of love, not love itself. Love exists everywhere around us and permeates everything---it is the treasure of this world, and by its very essence it cannot be kept captive inside our own coffers. True love exists beyond the people we love. When we understand this the expectations we place on others diminish: We are loved by existence itself, and so we don't need to feel rejected or hurt when a partner or friend isn't able to love us the way we wish. When our feelings depend on no one, we have attained a high state of realization---our love is our own, our happiness is our own; we are responsible for the way we feel and there is no longer any need to ask others to provide us with these states. This is an important step on the path of love: Link your spirit to love itself, open your heart to existence, choose love as your spiritual journey and you will never be disappointed in humans."
- Rumi
In other words: Don't hoard the good stuff! There's enough for everybody!
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