M.A. To enjoy the greatest pleasure in life, we need to embrace the half of the glass that's full and the half that's empty. It's not an easy question. Close your eyes a minute and think about it before you read any further. We know the answer is not cars, vacations or golf, although some of us may have a pretty good argument.
Love gets a high rating by many while others vote for success, children and power.
In the great medieval classic entitled Duties of the Heart , the author Rabbi Bachya Ibn Paquda discusses four steps to falling in love with God. Even an atheist would agree that if there really is a God, then to know Him would be the ultimate pleasure. This article discusses the first step. Indeed, it's impossible to become spiritually mature without becoming emotionally mature at the same time. To begin, says Ibn Paquda, you cannot fall in love with God until you fall in love with life first.