Originally posted by: lats55
An ancient story...
""A woman loved her husband, but the husband never paid any attention to her. He was in love with a prostitute, knowing perfectly well that prostitutes don't love - because there were many other customers. He was only a customer, not a lover. And in his life he had seen that the day the customer's money is finished, the prostitute's door is closed for that man.
The last wish
He had destroyed his health, he had destroyed his money, now he was dying. Just as he was dying, his wife asked him, "If you have any last wish so that you can die contented..."
He said, "Yes, I have a wish, but I am ashamed to say it to you."
"I love you as you are"
She said, "Don't be ashamed. This is not the time to be ashamed. I love you as you are - there is no question of feeling ashamed."
He said, "My only wish is to see the prostitute just once more before I die." The woman said, "There is no problem."
He had lost all their money, there was no money in the house. She had to carry the dying man on her shoulders to the prostitute's house. She knocked on the door.
The prostitute opened the door and could not believe it. She said, "Am I hallucinating? Is this real? You are the wife of the man..."
The wife said, "Yes, I am the wife and also the lover of the man."
The prostitute said, "Then why have you brought him here? He destroyed your life, he spent all your money and he was mad after me. And to me, once the money is finished, all relationship is finished. He was only a customer. This is a marketplace and he knows it. You are a strange woman!"
"In his happiness is my happiness, and if
he can die contented I will feel I have
fulfilled my duty, my love." [ this is what akshara feels for naitik]
She said, "But this was his dying wish. He wanted to see you, and I love him so much that I could not say no. In his happiness is my happiness, and if he can die contented I will feel I have fulfilled my duty, my love."
No complaint about the man, about his whole behaviour. No jealousy against the woman. Love knows no jealousy, love knows no complaint. Love is a deep understanding.
You love someone - that does not mean that the other should love you also. It is not a contract. Try to understand the meaning of love. And you will not be able to understand the meaning of love by your so-called love affairs.
True love is unconditional, and based on an individual's freedom. Two persons can be very loving together. The more loving they are, the lower the possibility of any relationship. The more loving they are, the greater the freedom between them. The more loving they are, the thinner the prospect of any demand, domination, expectation. Naturally then, there is no question of frustration.
Remember this: Don't have any expectations. Love because love because love is your own inner growth. When you love, you call your spring of growth. When you love, you call your spring of growth closer. Your love will help you grow towards more light, more truth, more freedom. Love but don't ever create a relationship!
A relationship is a part of the business world. A slight change in the situation, and it evaporates. It has no solidity. If love comes spontaneously, suddenly, like a fountain, asking for nothing in return, then it is one of the greatest treasures. Love is a fire. The purer it is, the better it burns all riddles, all problems. But love as a relationship creates problems, riddled with all sorts of undesirable things."""
Bigg Boss 19
