Love? What is Love? Who the heck knows, I’m still learning myself. I posted on Facebook asking for some ideas to write an article this week. Only two people responded and the topic was love, and a little while later my cousin responded requesting an article about politics. But I had already committed to the love request. I told the girls they need to come with their own view of what love is to them and how they love. I let them know I have written a long paper about love once.
Anyway back to love. I interviewed my cousin Jessica and my friend Candace what they think love is and how they love. And this is the answer they gave me.
Jessica: Love is honest, real and pure. First I feel its respect, family, honor without that I have nothing. Accepting me for who I really am on the inside, the good and the bad. Attention, listening and being there for one another. I believe giving my all love, honesty, genuine, authencity, faithfulness, loyalty, devoted, true-blue self. I don’t believe in hiding my feelings or cheating on my significant other, I love making my significant other feel they are my number one. I love to be loved by having my feet rubbed and all the little things are is what counts more. I love to be acknowledge, my feelings have to be acknowledged at all times. I want to be protected and feel protected by my significant other. My belief of love from a man is being able to handle anything that comes our way and my man will 100 percent have my back. I can write more but will close here.
Candace: To me love is unconditional “Agape Love.” Love to me is exactly what God says Love is… “Love is patient and kind” No matter how upset I maybe or my day isn’t going well. I love and remain kind. Love does not envy or boast, be happy for others and their achievements and not boast about my own self. It is not arrogant or rude; no matter my position or role I always remain humble. It does not insist on its own way. Love is considerate of others feelings and not selfish. It is not irritable or resentful; “it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, hopes all things, and endures all things.” I love the way God loves, unconditionally. You can find it and read it from the bible 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 New King James Version (nkjv).
So this is two women’s version of what love means to them and I know that everyone has their own perception of love. I’m still learning how to love outside being selfish. I had a theory that love never even existed because what human being can love unconditionally, wholehearted, unreserved, unrestricted. Who can really love at this degree, then I remembered wait I couldn’t remember any one like this. Until recently God has taken out the bad and ugly and has seriously planted the good and beautiful in my life. And what I am seeing and observing there is truly God fearing men and woman whom truly love unconditionally. I’m talking I am saying no gossiping, I’ve been around and if it starts it gets shut down like I’ve never seen… amazing, jealousy none, competiveness none, completely welcoming and the honesty of godly love. I’m still in awe and wowed that the love can and is existing.
