Love is the jewel that family life perfects over time, the heirloom that gets passed on to children and to future generations. And love is also the Quaker antidote for the cruelty and violence we find everywhere in life. It begins within, as a mysterious feeling that wraps itself around your heart and won’t let go. The longer it stays the longer it wants to stay, and the stronger it holds on. Love is the emotion of first resort. It works because it arises from that spark of the divine, the small voice within us all, and for that reason it is quickly recognized by every person it touches. It is
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