Sacrifice is the goal of love. Love does not desire anything. It does not criticise or harm anybody. It is selfless and pure. Unable to understand this principle of love, man craves for love in many ways. You should have faith that selflessness and the spirit of sacrifice are the hallmarks of true love. There is some element of selfishness and self-interest even in the love between a mother and child, a husband and wife, between brothers and friends. Only God’s love is without any trace of selfishness and self-interest. True love can bring close to you those who are distant or separated from you. It can transform man with animal tendencies into a divine being. It can gradually change worldly and physical love into divine love. People who wish to understand the principle of love should give up selfishness and self-interest. They should develop purity, steadfastness, and other divine qualities to understand divine love. They should try to lead their life keeping their focus on the love of God without paying heed to their difficulties and sufferings. – Divine Discourse, Jun 20, 1996.