Three Levels of Presence

This is somehow a sequel to my Valentine's  2010 article. There, I talk about the top three  inexpensive ways to make your woman feel special on valentine's day. All those three boils down to being PRESENT to your loved one for you to express your love.

This article now will talk about the levels of presence that we experience in our lives. Presence which keeps the bond together.

Physical presence is the most basic. What brought us to each other's arms started commonly  from physical attraction, hence physical presence. From there we nurture our feelings every step of the way. We express our love through touch, hugs and kisses. We feel secured knowing that somebody is just right beside us or right behind us ready to catch us or pick us up when we fall. We need this kind of presence for the mere fact that no one can live alone. It is in the physical presence that we can carry out what we want to  and it is in the physical presence that we can feel and experience the things which our thoughts would like to express.

Emotional presence is equally important. Here, you may not be physically present but your thought and being are well conveyed to the other person for the latter to feel the surreal you. This kind of presence patches up the gaps when physical presence is impossible. It is through this kind of presence that one is assured, even wihtout seeing the person, that he/she is just around. It creates a higher level of emotional secuirty knowing that someone cares and is thinking of us though not present pyscially. The surreality of such creates a much stronger bond as it can withstand the trials. It is grounded on two very strong foundations - LOVE and TRUST. Either of the two absent can make this level of presence fledgling.

The third and the highest kind of presence is spiritual presence. Seldom that man can achieve this. We can just easily say "I'm with you in spirit...", but whether is is true or not, it would be up to the one saying it. Only one can truly give justice to this kind of presence - our Omnipotent God. Seeing all of us every millisecond of the day, He can touch us with His all-encompassing love. No ordinary man can ever do such.

Of these three levels of presence, the first two belongs and is workable by humans like us. Neither of which is far important than the other. It should work together. If physical presence cannot be carried out, by all means, emotional presence can be resorted to, to fill the gap. Doing such, a long and lasting bond is surely achieved.