Love

I remembered a phrase about love today and it kept ringing in my ear all day. Some young gal stated that she wished there were different words for love with different levels of intensity. She stated because we love different people differently there should be a different way of verbally expressing it… (I wish there was emocon for rolling my eyes and exhaling.)

The Bible is pretty clear about love. 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. “Love is patient, Love is kind, Love does not envy; is not boastful: is not conceited; does not act improperly; is not selfish; is not provoked; does not keep a record of wrongs; finds not joy in unrighteousness, but rejoices in the truth; bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.”

I love the word love. I love love. I love loving and love being loved. I love seeing and hearing about love and being the helping hand in creating love. I would even say that I’m a lover and not a fighter. I believe love is a cure, remedy a tool and even maybe used as a weapon, in a good way. But I can definitely say that I have never been IN love.

It’s kind of disappointing to see or hear it being misused or abused or used incorrectly. It’s sad that some people confuse infatuation or comfort for love. It is sad to see people choose the meaning for the word instead of what was already deemed by the Bible or let alone the Wiki.

Everyone wants to be in love or be loved, and in some cases to love. But we must have the clear understanding what love is. If you had to wait for it would it be worth the most unreasonable time? Does it mean you must always be on your best behavior, regardless? Is keeping tally of things you’ve done right and the things your partner has done wrong keep the love between you stronger? Is love contingent about reciprocation? Do you love only once or can you love again? Are we made in pairs? Or do we have people we are better suited with than others?

Anyway I’m pretty conservative but I always want to know what it means to others.

Love Jewels