All things in the universe are one. When you harm the earth, the rivers, and the living beings upon them, you are, in fact, harming yourself.
Devout people may travel far and wide for pilgrimage to please their gods, yet they fail to realize that Helping the poor and hungry at their own doorstep might bring more joy to the divine. If gods are omnipresent, they must reside right there, just outside their doors.
Food has an expiration date, but women are not food. Youth has its limits, as does patience. Love her and care for her well before the time runs out, for beauty and affection wait for no one. Everything has its season, and love has its own cycle of birth, aging, and death. Love often expires unnoticed, and it is only when we revisit it that we realize its most vibrant days have long passed.
Without effort, one achieves nothing.
A woman should possess dignity: either pursue love until marriage, or enjoy the moment without getting too serious, or remain proudly single.