"Love is a many splendored thing (yes), it lifts us up where we belong(correct, it can), All we need is love(wrongo)." Hold the phone. that is wrong. Love in itself is not all we need. We need Jesus and his love. Otherwise we would die forever.
But that is not the point of this blog. Love is overused. It is a sacred word that so many people throw around like sliced bread. (I don't know how you throw around sliced bread, but you get my drift). But people, that gushy feeling in your stomach, that makes you want to kiss your significant other. That, my friends, is not love. That is lust. Or infatuation. Love is not just a feeling. It is an action. How you treat someone. Granted. The way you treat them and how they treat you will bring up feelings of tenderness and affection. But that is not all that love is. I am just tired of hearing people say they are in love after dating for 2 months. Is that a long enough time? Do you really want to go around saying you love people that you are not married to (in that passionate romantic way)? Will that not take away from your marriage? Kind of like why I am against having sex before marriage. That and that whole sex being God-designed for marriage thing. Anyways, I know I need to change my attitude, because my friends are not going to stop saying they love each other. (I'm okay with saying you love your friends in a friendship way, it is the marriage and relationship one that I think is overused). That is pretty much all I wanted to say, let's put the sacredness back into love. If you have any opinions on the matter, let me know!
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Because apparently it is very hard. It is also hard to follow my speech. My hope is that this blog will give people a little bit of insight into how my mind works (very spatially). Enjoy! And comment if you visit, so I know who is leaving love!
2 comments:
I agree ... mostly. As one who wanted to be careful and not use it until becoming engaged, I believe the word holds much more meaning if used sparingly. While it is a heavy word, I believe that it can be felt for more than one person; like maybe you really did love an old boy/girlfriend. Maybe we should be like the Greeks and reserve different words for the different types.
The overuse argument can be true for tons of words. So in that sense, it's unfair to only single this one out. And as for your friends, maybe after a mention of your idea, it's time to keep mum.
Thanks for writing this.
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