GENTLENESS

     Long ago when I was about to get married I asked my dad for advice. He said: just love each other. Just be kind to each other. My dad was not the Dalai Lama or Thich Nhat Hanh, not a buddhist, not a guru. But I realize that my dad knew the secret of life. Be gentle and love each other. Easy and simple, and sometimes hard to do and complicated when our mind and feelings get triggered. So we have to bring awareness to our thoughts and feelings and attitudes and issues, so that we return to the pure space of love and kindness.