Sunday, March 02, 2008

Recognizing Essence by Assessing Spirit

Does this:

"I Love You"

Mean the same thing as this:

ily

?

Neither the letters, the words, or the actions carry the meaning of what is expressed. They are merely the medium. The Spirit of the expression carries the meaning. Does one expression 'feel' more genuine? What about if I were to write, "I love you" in the context of this explanation? Does it 'feel' more genuine in this case than in the first? This one was directed specifically at the reader (you). It is amazing how the context of the expression serves to illuminate the Spirit of the expression.

Mother Teresa once said "If we cannot do great things, then we can do small things with great Love". It is the Spirit with which we do things that gives them meaning. A gesture as small as saying the words "I love you" can fall on deaf ears, or it can change a life, depending on the spirit with which they are uttered.

-Rob

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