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Thinking aloud

Where are you going?

Love

Found this in a yellow paged book somewhere in the hidden corners of my house. Was actually debating with myself whether or not to put this up.

Love is real. It may be responded to. We can know it. It affects us when we have it or fail to have it. Love is not a metaphysical entity; it is a mental attitude. It is not just infauation; it is a relationship with substance. It is not just romance but it induces and promotes romance in its true meaning. It is not just an instinctive desire for reproduction. Yet it would tend to lead to reproduction. It is certainly not just sexual desire. Yet it will move in the direction of expressing itself in sexual relationships witht he person loved. It is not just a mental fact or emotion. Yet it operates in the mental and emotional nature of persons. It is not just human relationships but it is a special kind of human relationship. It is not just togetherness, but it fosters togetherness. It is not just sympathy, but it cares for the person involved. It is not just empathy, but it practices empathy. It is not devotion to an ideal. It involves ideals but they are always related to persons...

Quite a frank depiction of what love is IMHO, but ultimately correct.

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11:31 PM

while i agree with those thoughts and they reflect wad i tink love should be. should not one aspire towards wad the bible commands love to be- patient, kind, not jealous, not pompous, not quick-tempered and self-seeking amongst many others...

the more i think about it, i realise that humans beings are fashioned for love. to love and to be loved. not necessarily a connection soley for lovers,friends or family (with the influx of the valentine's day phenomenon and st. valentine story) but one that seeks to draw us closer to a God whom despite our fallenness and our iniquities still takes time to love us and forgive us time and time again. and heal our bitterness with his love no matter how tough the ride will be.    



9:09 AM

amen    



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