I've been avoiding talking about love because I feel it's a never-ending topic. Love itself is so vast that one article or even a few might not do it justice. But I decided to share my thoughts because I believe my readers need to hear this, so here we go.
There's a saying I always keep in mind when I talk about love: "love is an action word." However, people often let the word itself seem more powerful than everything that demonstrates it.
I was chatting with a friend of mine, and she told me she doesn't want to settle for less. To her, "less" means less than she had growing up. They weren't very wealthy, but she had everything she needed whenever she needed it. Before she started dating, she knew how someone could fit into the life she envisions for herself and her kids. And you know what? That's it—don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You have the power to choose who you love. That's the most important part about loving: having the ability to choose who you'll love for the rest of your life. She was very specific about what she wanted, and I was impressed. Of course, part of me thought, "men are going through a lot," but the truth is, no one wants to suffer in the name of love. And for a man to want to marry and let his wife suffer with him says a lot about selfishness.
But putting that aside, love should be reflected in how we act as humans. There are different types of love—the compassion you feel when you see someone suffering or in pain, or even hearing about a group being harmed, is a kind of love. But agape love doesn't look for faults; it simply wants strangers to be safe and not suffer.
Today, our main focus is on the romantic kind of love—Eros—the love that inspires proposals and intimacy. It's the love that led us to create a special day for it, and it’s the love that gives us the choice to be fully committed or not.
All kinds of love are actions, but in this particular kind, we've seen how the phrase "I love you" can sometimes mean more than what’s visible. I think in the next article, I'll talk about how to love.
There's a saying I always keep in mind when I talk about love: "love is an action word." However, people often let the word itself seem more powerful than everything that demonstrates it.
I was chatting with a friend of mine, and she told me she doesn't want to settle for less. To her, "less" means less than she had growing up. They weren't very wealthy, but she had everything she needed whenever she needed it. Before she started dating, she knew how someone could fit into the life she envisions for herself and her kids. And you know what? That's it—don't let anyone tell you otherwise. You have the power to choose who you love. That's the most important part about loving: having the ability to choose who you'll love for the rest of your life. She was very specific about what she wanted, and I was impressed. Of course, part of me thought, "men are going through a lot," but the truth is, no one wants to suffer in the name of love. And for a man to want to marry and let his wife suffer with him says a lot about selfishness.
But putting that aside, love should be reflected in how we act as humans. There are different types of love—the compassion you feel when you see someone suffering or in pain, or even hearing about a group being harmed, is a kind of love. But agape love doesn't look for faults; it simply wants strangers to be safe and not suffer.
Today, our main focus is on the romantic kind of love—Eros—the love that inspires proposals and intimacy. It's the love that led us to create a special day for it, and it’s the love that gives us the choice to be fully committed or not.
All kinds of love are actions, but in this particular kind, we've seen how the phrase "I love you" can sometimes mean more than what’s visible. I think in the next article, I'll talk about how to love.
