Here He is the God, the One whose love does not limit, who does not suffocate, who lets the person be. In the case of the Prodigal Son, He is not yet willing to love him. It is because He wants him to experience life, to discover things, to learn to see, to learn the labour of love, to learn to be. He does not want to limit him. He does not want to overpower him, and suffocate him with His love. He wants him to see life to the full extent, and rediscover himself. He wants him to create himself through his conscious experiences. He wants him to come to an understanding with his existence. Until then, He is not willing to love him. Throughout the text, this is the idea that Rilke and Malte try to struggle with. There is no one whose love does not limit the one who wants to be loved in return. It is only in the power of God not to limit that person, and to love him in a way that lets him
Here He is the God, the One whose love does not limit, who does not suffocate, who lets the person be. In the case of the Prodigal Son, He is not yet willing to love him. It is because He wants him to experience life, to discover things, to learn to see, to learn the labour of love, to learn to be. He does not want to limit him. He does not want to overpower him, and suffocate him with His love. He wants him to see life to the full extent, and rediscover himself. He wants him to create himself through his conscious experiences. He wants him to come to an understanding with his existence. Until then, He is not willing to love him. Throughout the text, this is the idea that Rilke and Malte try to struggle with. There is no one whose love does not limit the one who wants to be loved in return. It is only in the power of God not to limit that person, and to love him in a way that lets him