Distance between two points remains the same, no matter in which direction. But the rule changes in relationships.

Sometimes we feel very close to a person but the other doesn’t feel the same closeness to us. We start building our expectations based on our feeling and when we don’t get the same response we hurt. Relationships built on expectations are fragile. Acceptance and giving our best at all times gives us the best chance of closing the gap.

We could be meeting someone regularly or living with someone and yet feel a distance. It could be a past incident we carry with us. Or a misunderstanding that remains unresolved. Our ego comes in the way. Letting go is difficult but necessary. The more we learn to let go with grace, the better the chance of covering the distance we have created.

And sometimes we get to know someone, start getting close and suddenly discover the person has preferences different from ours and we start feeling a sudden distancing. Preferences create differences. Open-mindedness and acceptance clears the veil of conditioning and prejudice, reducing the differences and distance.

And we seek happiness and fulfillment from our relationships. The closeness enriches our life and distancing bothers us. But how does one manage when there are no predictable rules.

In geometry we learned that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. In relationships, it is the line of Love. When we build our lives and interact with an attitude of love, we develop the ability to trust, accept, forgive and seek forgiveness. True love dissolves the ego. And when the ego dissolves, distances shorten.

Living with love becomes effortless when we discover that love is our true nature. That Infinite reservoir is within. We need to invoke it and always be centred in it, making sure we never keep a Distance.