Big Snowflakes and Sleet

What do you say when you see sleet falling?
Oh, it’s just sleet. It melts right away; it’s hardly snow at all, you would say.
And when big snowflakes fall so thick you cannot see the sky, what would you say?
Look, snow! Let’s go out and walk in it.
That is how it is. Love is just the same.
You say you give love,
but when the one receiving it finds your love as meager and frustrating as sleet,
and snaps at you, loses their temper, and says things that leave you feeling wronged,
you will think this:
Why am I the only one treated this way? I gave love, even if it was only sleet…
My beloved,
if you are going to give snow anyway, should you not give big snowflakes?
To cover all that is dirty and ugly, all the rubbish,
it will have to pour down without ceasing.
Simply give.
Just as I cover all your faults without condition,
when you too keep pouring out a love like big falling snow,
the other will find rest and warmth within it.
If sleet melts, how much water would it make?
But when heavy snow melts, it becomes a river,
and when an iceberg melts, it covers a whole village.
Take the love I have granted you
and share it with those who are thirsting.