Meditation on Love (from Thais)

  In the opera Thais,  there is a famous melody called Meditation. It was composed in the original version by Jules Massenet for  solo violin with harp accompaniment. Thais is an Egyptian courtesan who is contemplating her current life.
  She spends a night in meditation. She wonders if she should follow the secular world or the spiritual. Should she choose a life of love or chastity?  She decides to become a nun.
   The monk who introduced Thais to her new found spirituality makes this starling revelation:
He tells Thais, too late,  that he loves her and repudiates his vows. He tells her that "nothing is true but life and the love  of human beings."

There is an emotional need to love and be loved. This music, played lovingly by the violinist Sarah Chang, reminds me to communicate the feelings you have about love before you regret it.