Raising Children In God's Will (139) Chapter 2. Children's Love and Parents' Love Section 4. Love of Parents
9) The reason why parental love is precious - 3
When the parents love their children they don't love the mind and body separately. They love everything with all their heart. It is one. One. That is why it is precious. But when the children love their parents the mind and body have not become one. They are different.
In the love between husband and wife also, you love safeguarding yourself. So it is not one. Only in parental love for their children does the love transcend life itself. That is why in the world of human beings, even though it is a fallen world, parental love comes from one emotional root. (61-261)
Why do you respect parental love? Because it doesn't expect any reward, it seeks to overcome. It is a sacrificial love. It doesn't expect any result. It is satisfied with itself. It is happiness itself. You don't get happiness from receiving something. You become happy by giving.
You cannot get true happiness from receiving. That is why the person who gives is more blessed than the person who receives. Why is there blessing in giving? Because you stand in the position of being on God's side. That is how it is. (46-36)
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