The Greatest Joy of Mankind:  Love

                                   by Augusto Gonçalves Ribeiro

When I love, it is Secret and Untouchable,

But the Light at the end of the Tunnel

Gives me Hope to lessen my Suffering.

I hope some day to be loved

In the same proportion I Do.

Love sometimes causes too much Suffering,

Especially when the Beloved Person

Doesn’t even Imagine that you Exist.

When you meet without Talking,

You cry silently not to be Noticed

And also because you don’t want to

Show the Weakness that invades your Body.

Loves means: giving your Soul and Spirit;

Sharing the Magic Moments;

Respecting each other Ideas, Feelings and Thoughts.

Love is when God bless your Life

And gives you the Wonderful Opportunity

To Live in Peace and in Love.

Love is the Highest and the most Precious

Jewel of all Feelings of the World.

I’m not only talking about Sex, but also about Nature

And mainly about Mother-, Father- and Brotherhood Love.

To Love is to Observe the Details of Life,

To Feel them and Learn with them

To Respect Ourselves first and then

To Respect Each Other.

At Last but not Least,

Love is the Union of

Tow Beings into One,

And because of that

It becomes Stronger and Indestructible,

Especially when it is Composed of

Simplicity and Honesty.