Find Yourself to Love

By Sandya De Silva

Here's the key to love the other
First find your self in your Creator
And begin to love your real self
For you are so loved by your Maker
Who one day
Thought of you alone
And designed you with HIS very Hands
Much detail God put into you
To make sure you were not a clone
And nor a mass production
But a unique individual
To the very hairs and fingerprint
So HE could take great delight in you
And have a unique relationship with you

When you find your self
In your Creator this way
For the first time you will grasp
The hard truth that
If you don't love your self
The way the Creator loves you
You will never know another's love
Even if you are so loved by them
For the first time you will know
What it means
To love and accept your self
Be loved and accepted by others
And to love and accept others
Not in the worldly selfish way
But in the Godly selfless way
For the first time you will know
What it means
To walk in your own skin
And to be liberated
For the first time you will be fearless
Just to be your self
And never to let another rob your self
For the first time you will begin to enjoy
Being your self
And letting others know your self
For the first time you will know
That there is no need
To compare your self
Neither with the best
Nor with the worst
For you are superior to none
And inferior to none
You are meant to be you
To the best of your ability
For the first time you will experience
What it means to be
At peace with your self
And at peace with others
For the first time you will learn
How to love others
No matter who they are
Or what they are
And in spite of where they are
Or what they have done
Whatever their colour
Caste or creed
You will love them
And not judge them
You will accept them
And not try to change them
When you connect with
Your Creator
And your self
It unleashes
The power within
And the passion
To love your self
To be your self
And love others
With compassion
And then
Just by being your self
And loving them
You will lead them
To find their Creator
To find their true self
And help them
Love themselves
And to love and accept others
And help them
Be loving and creative
To make this world
A better place

Faith, hope and love
Love is the greatest of them all
Love breaks through the barriers
Love covers a multitude of faults
Love never fails
Love always hopes
It always endures
Always forgives
God is love
When you live in love you live in God
Love the other as you love your self
Love sets things in motion
It's the ripple of heaven on earth.