To be in love, however briefly,
Is to be truly wonderfully alive.
Never to have loved
Is to leave the map of your soul uncharted,
.... unexplored.
But be aware before embarking,
On your hearts voyage of discovery.
That there will be stormy seas
and troubled waters,
Before you reach the island paradise
... of your dreams.
You can not know the ecstasies of loving,
Without having suffered its agonies.
Only when you have waited cold and lonely
through the hours of night,
Will you truly savor the morning sun,
feeling its warmth caress your body.
And before you can fly like an eagle
high and free in the endless blue sky,
You must know what it is to be helpless,
hopeless,lost and grounded.
But Oh, be not afraid of love.
Be ready, be always ready.
And when the spirit of true love comes to you,
Embrace him, embrace him unashamedly.
Let him possess you body and soul.
And he will take you to places
you have never even imagined.
You will feel in every fiber of your being,
As you have never felt before.
Allow yourself to be happy
and acknowledge that you are.
Cherish each and every moment
for they will never come again.
Time rushes by for lovers.
And the simple gesture of today,
Is the treasured memory of tomorrow.
Give and receive freely,
Remember you are blessed to be loved,
But doubly blessed when you love in return.
Words written by Phil Coulter
Spoken by Roma Downey
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