I find this really true, most people don't even know what they're doing.
"I Love You" is used blatantly, such that those three words almost hold no meaning anymore.
Today, people find love in relationships. Futile attempts. Try again.
You guys out there need to know that love is more than just BGR or whatever lovey dovey stuff.
"I'm skeptical about love now. The type of love as described in 1 Corinthians 13:4 "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." It's rare, almost non-existent. We walk on the streets with our 'significant other', holding hands, doing the usual things that couples do, hugging, giving pecks on the cheek. We tell the other "I'll always be here for you", but in the end, we leave. To be honest, we haven't got a clue what love is. What we know about love comes from movies, love songs, the usual cliches.. We assume that love knows no boundaries, that it triumphs all, that as long as it's in your heart, all else does not matter, but in actual fact, love has lost its standing to greed, selfishness, materialism, self-indulgence and pride...
Love has become a thing of convenience, whether we can afford the time for it, whether it will be beneficial or not. We think of it as almost like a business investment, what are the stakes and sacrifices we'd have to make to get a certain return. Someone once said "The ending “Happily ever after,” now has several suffixes such as: “They lived happily ever after, until he ran out of money,”, “They lived happily ever after, until he found a mistress.”Depressing isn't it? Unfortunately, that's the sad reality. The whole idea of altruistic love no longer has a place in our society. There is so much else tolive for, too much more to strive for; a good reputation, social status, the perfect job, the biggest house, the newest car, the latest technology, fashionable clothes and the list goes on...
At the end of the day, it's "Me" that matters. I come first. Before and above anyone else. There's just not enough room for another person. You might love and care for someone else, to a great extent even, but it will not be the way you love yourself.
Perhaps you'll tell me that I'm wrong. That the love you have or experienced was not self-seeking, that it was the magnanimous, the self-sacrificing kind... You might be the exception. However, I think that it's highly likely you're delusional."
Selfless love does exist, but really, it's uncommon.
"Love has become a thing of convenience"
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