Hello people,
I love definitions. I just love 'em. They're so incredibly helpful in understanding things, and when you're discussing something, havoc ensues if you and the person you're talking to don't have the same definition of the subject.
Anyways, last year I was questioning certain things, and decided to write out my definition of Love.Yesterday I was looking through all of my past writing, and found what I wrote, and thought I'd post it up here. Let me know what you think, or if you think I left something out. I'd love to know your thoughts!
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1.
What is Love? So many people have asked this
question, and they have all come up with different answers.
Some
think it’s a warm fuzzy feeling and an excuse to do whatever they want. Some
think it’s a weird emotion that just flares up and you can’t control it. Some
hate it; some are in love with it. I have some thoughts on it, and 1
Corinthians 13 defines it perfectly.
I
believe that Love is not selfish; it wants the best for the other person. It
isn’t just an emotion; it’s a choice to love someone.
It isn’t just about getting your own emotional, physical and spiritual
needs met; it’s about meeting the other person’s need as well.
It’s a warm, fuzzy, lovely feeling at times; but it’s also committed,
stable, safe, respectful, protective. It doesn’t count your wrong doings and
mistakes; but forgives and forgets.
Love makes sacrifices, even when it hurts, for the other persons
benefit.
Love lets go if it needs to in order to protect the other person.
Love does things for the person even if they don’t notice.
Love is kind, trusting, hopeful. Love doesn’t boast, envy or abuse.
Love doesn’t dishonor and is not easily angered.
Love is patient, waiting for the right time to let feelings be known.
Love is not touchy.
Love is thankful, encouraging, edifying.
Love isn’t always easy, and you can’t rely on just the emotion, because
emotions and feelings change.
Love
is a choice to love an imperfect person, knowing that they are imperfect.
“Love is a decision, it is a judgment, it is a
promise. If love were only a feeling, there would be no basis for the promise
to love each other forever. A feeling comes and it may go. How can I judge that
it will stay forever, when my act does not involve judgment and decision.”
―Erich Fromm
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I still agree with most of what I wrote here, but as I get older I'll probably get new insights into this subject, and then I'll probably redo or add onto this post.:)
Blessings,
~Gracie
