Love is the Law of God.
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You live that you may learn to love.
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You love that you may learn to live.
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No other lesson is required of Man.
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And what is it to love but for the lover to absorb forever the beloved so that the twain be one?
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And whom, or what, is one to love?
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Is one to choose a certain leaf upon the Tree of Life and pour upon it all one's heart?
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What of the branch that bears the leaf?
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What of the stem that holds the branch?
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What of the bark that shields the stem?
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What of the roots that feed the bark, the stem, the branches and the leaves?
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What of the soil embosoming the roots?
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What of the sun, and sea, and air that fertilize the soil?
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If one small leaf upon a tree be worthy of your love how much more so the tree in its entirety?
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The love that singles out a fraction of the whole foredooms itself to grief.
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-The Book of Mirdad