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New to Thelema - Is what I did wrong?

My boyfriend has been involved with OTO for quite a few years now, and introduced me to Thelema. He invited me to join, the idea resonated quite a lot with me and I'm scheduled to be initiated soon. I've been reading quite a lot and learning lots of things, and I'm very excited to be part of this!

Last night I was allowed to participate in mass, and after it was over, I was given the roses involved in the ceremony. On the way home, I decided it would brighten people's day to get a rose from a random stranger, so I gave a couple away to people on the commute, which they very much appreciated.

My boyfriend became very upset by this, and told me the significance roses hold in Thelema, which I wasn't aware of. While I appreciate this and was not simply tossing the roses away uncaringly, I feel they had served their purpose in the mass and it wouldn't hurt to spread a bit of love and happiness by gifting two of them to people. I enjoy doing this kind of thing, as I feel the world could use more love and positivity.

My boyfriend remained upset all night, and now I'm feeling very guilty and that what I did was wrong. We've left it behind now but I wanted to know what you all thought about kind of thing. While I do respect and recognize his opinion, I thought it was a bit conflicting with the whole idea behind Thelema, do what thou wilt, love is the law, etc.

Thoughts?

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