Swami Vivekananda's Words On LoveI would like to share something on the 'nature of love' I once had a  friend who grew to be very close to me. Once when we were sitting at the edge of a swimming pool, she filled the palm of her hand with a little  water and held it before me, and said this, "You see this water carefully contained on my hand? it symbolizes Love."As long as you keep your hand caringly open and allow it to remain  there, it will always be there. However, if you attempt to close your fingers  around it and try to possess it, it will spill through the first cracks it  finds. This is the greatest mistake that people do when they meet love...they try to possess it, they demand, they expect... and just like the water spilling out of your hand, Love will retrieve from you.For love is meant to be free, you can not change it's nature.If there are people you love, allow them to be free beings. Give and don't expect. Advise, but don't order. Ask, but never demand. It might sound simple, but it is a lesson that may take a lifetime to truly practice. It is the secret to true love. To truly practice it, you must be sincere & feel no expectations from those who you love, and yet an unconditional caring .Maybe this is applicable for all of us......."A day without laughter is a day wasted."