In communal relating perhaps there is a continuum, a continuum of zeal. At one end there is a way of being in love that is fostered in the life of all as they grow in living “with fervent love”. This chapter of the rule describes this way of being in love as a way of other centredness that is exemplified by respect for the other, not just patience but “the greatest patience” for another’s weaknesses of character and behaviour, as well as the practice of an intuition that sees first what is best for another rather than a way of thinking that begins and ends only with what is best for me. >>> Read more here