“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, 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. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.”
- John 3:16For years that I've been coming across this, I've always highly disagreed. This narrows the concept and idea of love in such a close-minded way. It's not this righteous, pure thing. Love is actually pretty fucked up sometimes. Don't get me wrong. I'm not being cynical about love. It's just...it's messed up, you know? Nothing fucks with people more than love does. Love makes us feel good. Love brings us happiness. But love can do the exact opposites too. Love can make us feel like SHIT. And bring us incredible pain. Love just IS. Love isn't anything but love. We can't try to analyze or define. Because it's different for everyone. Don't try to tell someone what love is or isn't. Because personally, I think it'd be douche-baggy of you.
Let's do love a favor and get off its nuts.
Let's do love a favor and get off its nuts.
