On the Nature of Love

<blockquote> <p>"Love is not a feeling that comes and goes — it is a discipline, a commitment to see the beloved even when the veil of the world obscures the view."</p> </blockquote> <br/> <p>This reflection on love moves beyond its popular understanding as an emotion subject to moods and circumstance. Ahmad Javaid Sahab understood love — particularly in its spiritual dimension — as an active, sustained orientation of the soul.</p> <br/> <p>To love, in this sense, is not to feel warmly. It is to keep looking, even when the beloved is hidden. It is to remain faithful when feeling has grown cold.</p>