Yunus Emre (also known as Dervis Yunus, c. 1240–c. 1320) was an Anatolian poet, dervish, and Sufi mystic. Emre’s verse was devoted to human destiny and divine love, which deeply influenced Turkish culture.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for a bird to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.
Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.