Part 1
No seed -- whether a kernel of corn, or a special talent -- can prove itself more valuable than the sweat it takes to sow it -- cultivate & nourish it -- until it offers up its latent Good. In much the same way, the soul is a seed; relationships are its ground; and what grows when all is properly cared for... is Love.
Part 2
Remembering our wish to be whole, kind, and true at all points in time is the practice of Presence. This one action is the path of spiritual purification; its revelations are the 'gateway' to all higher Kingdoms yet concealed within our consciousness.