The Magic of Love
From a Native American Indian Ceremony
Take time
The Amber Spyglass
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The Magic of Love
Helen Steiner Rice
Love is like magic , and it always will be , For love still remains life ’ s sweet mystery . Love works in ways that are wondrous and strange , And there ’ s nothing in life that love cannot change ! Love can transform the most commonplace Into beauty and splendour and sweetness and grace . Love is unselfish , understanding and kind , For it sees with its heart , and not with its mind . Love is the answer that everyone seeks ; Love is the language that every heart speaks . Love can ’ t be bought , it is priceless and free . Love , like pure magic , is life ’ s sweet mystery !
From a Native American Indian Ceremony
Anonymous
May the sun bring you new energy by day ; May the moon softly restore you by night . May the rain wash away your worries And the breeze blow new strength into your being , And all the days of your life may you walk Gently through the world and know its beauty . Now you will feel no rain , for each of you will be shelter for the other . Now you will feel no cold , for each of you will be warmth to the other . Now there will be no more loneliness , Now you are two persons , but there is one life before you . Go now to your dwelling to enter into the days of your life together , And may your days be good and long upon the earth .
Take time
Anonymous
Take time to be gentle to each other Remember , words harshly spoken trouble the spirit , heart and mind . Take time to talk to each other The secret to understanding is in open communication . Don ’ t be afraid to speak your mind , but listen in return and listen careful , wisely and not selfishly . Take time to remember why you chose one another , and don ’ t try and change one another , but learn to grow and value one another . Take time to show respect , and be a friend to each other Admiration can be seen by others , by that look , by that smile , by that touch . Be a good teacher , be a good student You each have so much to share and offer one another . Take time to be alone , so that you can gather your innermost thoughts , and then share them with each other when you ’ re together again . Take time to disagree with one another . It clears the air , and the lungs , and agree never to carry a row over to tomorrow . Remember , there are others in this world , don ’ t live only for each other . You are also part of family and have friends , don ’ t block their love . Lastly , take time to be loving , it ’ s what everyone needs every hour , every day and for the rest of your lives . Love each other , as we love you , today and always . And go on your way , knowing there are others here today , who love you almost as much as you love one another .
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The Amber Spyglass
Phillip Pullman
“ I will love you forever ; whatever happens . Till I die and after I die , and when I find my way out of the land of the dead , I ’ ll drift about forever , all my atoms , till I find you again … I ’ ll be looking for you , every moment , every single moment . And when we do find each other again , we ’ ll cling together so tight that nothing and no one ’ ll ever tear us apart . Every atom of me and every atom of you … We ’ ll live in birds and flowers and dragonflies and pine trees and in clouds and in those little specks of light you see floating in sunbeams … And when they use our atoms to make new lives , they won ’ t just be able to take one , they ’ ll have to take two , one of you and one of me .”
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