Secret Ingredient

What renders beauty to a faraway land? It is the fond remembrance of a loved one who resides there, far removed from our touch and immediate sight that makes it special.

Switzerland is one of the most stunning places in the world with excellent living conditions but its beauty for me is unreal and remote albeit awe-inspiring and admirable. On the other hand, if my best friend lives in the Sahara desert, then for me, the Sahara reverberates with the joy of our friendship and immediately becomes endearing. The love that binds me with my friend animates a hitherto unknown entity by sheer association. The land is evocative of our precious bond and thus every particle of sand is vibrant with the presence of a loved one. The belief that those sands house the object of my affection unconsciously stirs my imagination and evokes a subliminal response that establishes a relationship with an inanimate object like a desert and endows it with richness.

Perhaps this is how faith moves mountains and makes deserts fertile! True faith colors the landscape with vivid tones of love and is the secret fuel that energizes the body, the mind, and the soul. Without it, the world loses both meaning and beauty.

Food for thought: Faith satiates whereas materialism leaves you hungry for more.