Relationships are one of the most important things in life. To relate means to love. To relate means to share. But before you can share, you must have. And before you can love, you must be filled with love, overflowing with love.
Two flowers can relate. They are open. They can send their fragrance to each other. They can dance in the same sun and in the same wind. They can have a dialogue, they can whisper. But this is not possible with two seeds. Seeds are completely closed, without any window. How can they relate?
A human being is born like a seed. It may become a flower, it may not. Everything depends on you, on what you do with yourself. The choice is yours. And every moment you have to face your choice. Every moment you find yourself at a crossroads.
(From the introduction of the book)