Every single human being needs love. And I'm not talking about some flimsy, fantasy thing from an over played pop song... "all you need is love". I'm talking about real love. Love that sustains, love that encourages, love that provides, love that respects, love that builds up, love that forgives. All you need to do to find out what happens to someone when they have no love in their life is look at the terribly tragic stories of neglected children, beaten wives, abused boys, poverty-stricken families with no-where to go. We cannot survive without love, and yet love is something that has become so 'dumbed down' and 'over-rated' in our society today. So many people place more importance on possessions than relationships. On good sex than mutual respect. On fancy holidays than emotional support. I could go on.
How many times do we see real, true, open, raw examples of love? Sure we occasionally read a nice story in the news about someone rescuing their loved one from the side of a glacier in Iceland (I really hope they have glaciers in Iceland or Tim will point and laugh at me...) But my point is, when was the last time you saw someone sacrifice themselves for the sake of someone else? When was the last time you saw someone get hurt to save someone else? When was the last time you saw a true demonstration of love? In fact, come to think of it when was the last time you demonstrated just how much you love someone? I can say that I love Tim every 20 seconds, but unless I show it, it means nothing.
Our world has become so loveless in so many ways. Love is not insipid. It is not a romantic song, or a flower, or an expensive necklace. Love is real. Love is hard work. Love is patient. Love is kind. Love doesn't get angry. Love doesn't get jealous. Love doesn't boast. Love always protects. Love always trusts. Love always hopes. Love always perseveres. When was the last time you experienced love like that? Or showed someone you loved them like that?
In the end of it there are only three things: Faith. Hope. Love. And the greatest one of these, is love.
(From the Bible: 1 Corinthians 13.)
"The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love. And be loved in return."
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Lol...nicew quote from moulin rouge!! Interesting post. I totally agree with you. When you feel that kind of love for someone or something it can be amazing. But what if it isn't returned? What happens then?
Btw...there are glaciers in Iceland!!! They are moving very slowly though...hehe
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