Genuine Love.

“Does a leaf, when it falls from the tree in winter, feel defeated by the cold?

The tree says to the leaf:
"That’s the cycle of life. You may think you’re going to die, but you live on in me. It’s thanks to you that I’m alive, because I can breathe. It’s also thanks to you that I have felt loved, because I was able to give shade to the weary traveller. Your sap is in my sap; we are one thing.”
― Paulo Coelho, Manuscript Found in Accra

Having seen the green fields surrounding the high way towards Vigan, Ilocos Sur, and observing the people along the way, I felt the transition of urban city lifestyle towards the rural area. And then I asked myself, have these people felt low of themselves? How can they seem to feel happy living such simple lives? Haven't they compared themselves to the life of those staying in the city? Haven't they felt the inequality of work, them staying in the sun all morning while those in the city were staying in an air-conditioned office, plus the factor of earnings?

And I realized this principle of Paulo Coelho in his book 'Manuscript Found in Accra' and all these questions were left answered. Genuine Love. Long as we give genuine love, as long as the giver understands his/her role, expecting nothing in return, like the provinces that are filled with great workers and green fields for crops, offering what they have to the city though the wages are low in return, they will always feel satisfied, happy and equal. That is Genuine love, being happy when you give out love to others and you will never tell it's a sacrifice. In return, the receiver should always show the appreciation and gratitude, and it is up to them whether they felt the urge of showing this appreciation through rewards, but a simple 'Thank You' shall never be forgotten. In addition, they shall never think of themselves higher than those living hardly in the province, in contrary, shall realize that those living in such area are of great deeds and work and all will shall be made equal.