... the proper self-knowledge and self-love of every created thing is ipso facto a participation in the knowledge and love of God. The entire universe moves by desire for the Highest Good simply because every part of it loves what God loves - namely, its own being.

Robert Farrar Capon
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To the extent that we understand our own nature and that of others, we realize that we can love and be loved in return. Every creature with a soul is a part of the universe just as every part of the universe with a soul loves and is loved in turn. This is why the universe moves by desire for the Highest Good - because every part of it loves what God loves - namely, its own being.

Source: Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & The Outrage Of Grace

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