Love Does Not Please Itself Alone | William Blake

This is part of the Famous Quote Reflections series — short audios with a meaningful quote, a gentle interpretation, lovely background music, and complementary frequencies to support reflection.

Each audio in the series is less than 5 minutes long, making it perfect for quick inspiration, quiet reflection, or something to consider as you go about your day.

Quote: “Love seeketh not itself to please.” — William Blake, The Clod and the Pebble

The reflection speaks of love being the care we give each other.

This music has Solfeggio Miracle Tone 528Hz embedded within it to help you with self-love and seeing that we have to take care of ourselves, and each other.

Continue listening after the reflection ends and take a few quiet minutes to sit with the music and reflect on love and what it means to you.

No headphones needed. Many thanks to Indiemusicbox.com for this beautiful music.

Transcript

Love does not please itself alone. The actual quote is, Love seeketh not itself to please. It's from William Blake in The Clod and the Pebble. My interpretation of this one is. . . Conscious love is not selfishness dressed as romance. It does not use another person only to feel wanted, Safe, Powerful or chosen. True love cares about the other person's well-being. Not just about what they give us. This does not mean self-sacrifice until there is nothing left of you. It means. Love becomes mutual. It includes your heart and it includes theirs. It asks, What honours both of us? When love becomes only about getting, Controlling or being reassured, It becomes heavy. When love remembers care. It becomes lighter. Kleine. Today. That love. Be less about taking. And more about meeting. Less about demand. More about care. There's about four. More about trees. Take the reflection time. With the music to the end of the track. Sit with your love. Just for a little while.