The Power of Love

I was asked by my son last week - out of him and his two brothers “Who do you love most”? The question every parent dreads. Being diplomatic (and telling the truth), “I love you all the same” I said. Beaming smiles all around the room, a nod of approval from my wife (I handled that well I thought). We sat down for dinner, and my youngest said “Well I love pizza and drawing”! He really does like his pizza and art. He would much rather draw than play outside with his brothers and he would happily eat pizza 7 days a week.

This got me thinking this past week. What is love? And is there enough to go around? Can love be measured? Can that love be given to all at equal measure without compromise?

I love my three children, my wife and my mum which is the entire human contents of my household. But to my youngest child’s point, I do love Karai paneer, chilli paneer and a new paneer lababdar which I tried recently. Do I love something as much as he loves art? I suppose I love Manchester United too. Most things will have to make way in my life if they are playing live on tv, especially an important match. So, is that love? Something you would sacrifice other things for.

If my wider family needed me, I would drop things to help them. So, I suppose I love all my family. Same with my friends. If they needed something, I would drop other activities to go to help them too. I love Simran (a focused practice for the mind)! I love how it’s helped me in my life, helped me understand the journey of the mind, help me calm my mind and the impact that’s had with the rest of my life. I liked meditation before, but I LOVE Simran!

This then got me thinking about my new family. Sangat (togetherness). Do I love Sangat? Would I drop things in life for Sangat? Yes, I would. I feel so much love from Sangat and I am always looking for ways to return that love, so I guess I love them too. And there is a lot of Sangat! So, my love can go around to many people.