But love is a word that we use in Christmas cards and in letters, and that’s not the love that I’m endeavouring to communicate.
Love, first of all, is giving. And love, second of all, is giving up. So, in giving, in living a life of – as much as possible – giving to others or helping others in some way or other, in any way that you do to help your fellow man that is one of the most important things you can do.
The other thing that you can do is some sort of service. Because helping is some sort of service, isn’t it? Some sort of service to the sick, some sort of service…people serve animals, people serve gardens. To just know that service and giving is a holy thing; a really holy thing. And that’s love.
Now, giving up, the love of giving up is to give up your anger, your resentment. You can’t say give up your doubts and fears really because doubts and fears come from retaining anger, frustration. The thing is to give those things up as soon as they appear emotionally in your body. To give them up and not try to have the last word in a confrontation with anyone – that’s the hardest part of giving up.