The Definition Of Love
Author: Mikael Andersohn
"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."
This is how love is defined in Chapter 13 of the first letter
to the Corinthians, verses 4 until 7 in the New International
Version of the Bible.
At first look, you'd be seeing the definition of a perfect and
ideal love between persons. It is not very easy to attain, and
very difficult to practice and maintain. This is because as
humans we are imperfect, and tend to become selfish.
Selflessness, after all, is what true love is all about.
When you truly love a person, you are willing to wait for
him/her to reciprocate your feelings no matter how long it would
take. You are willing to endure the hardships and even make
sacrifices for him/her without asking for anything in return.
If you are a guy, you do not pressure the girl you are courting
to give you an answer. You do not count the days that pass until
you get her "yes" if you are truly in love with the person. In
that sense, you become selfish because you want her to give an
answer in your own time and not hers.
Pride is the bane of all relationships. Pride bars both parties
from admitting their mistakes, and paving the way for
reconciliation in times of conflict. Pride also deepens the
conflict, because no one is willing to make the first move to
make amends. If your love is true, you are willing to shed your
pride and humble yourself for the sake of maintaining your
relationship.
Jealousy and envy are signs of selfishness. There are probably
some people who are engaged in a relationship that say their
lovers truly love them if they get jealous, because they are
afraid of losing them. But in a deeper sense, they are actually
just selfish and untrusting because they do not give the other
party the benefit of the doubt. When you are in love, you are
willing to give your other half 100% of your trust and they will
also do the same if their love is true.
A person who is truly in love will not easily succumb to
gossips about the one he loves. Instead, a person in love will
strive to find out the truth about the gossips before he gets
angry or confronts the one he loves. In doing so, he is being
just and fair to her as he solicits her side first before he
makes a reaction.
The bottom line is: love is not selfish. The person who is
truly in love thinks not of himself, but instead his mind is
focused on the welfare and the sake of the one he loves in
everything that he does.
About The Author: Are you tired of being single? Do you wish to
find that person with whom you can engage in a serious
relationship? Come and visit LoveWorld at
http://www.loveworld.biz. Who knows, maybe your life-long quest
for love will end there.
Author: Mikael Andersohn
"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."
This is how love is defined in Chapter 13 of the first letter
to the Corinthians, verses 4 until 7 in the New International
Version of the Bible.
At first look, you'd be seeing the definition of a perfect and
ideal love between persons. It is not very easy to attain, and
very difficult to practice and maintain. This is because as
humans we are imperfect, and tend to become selfish.
Selflessness, after all, is what true love is all about.
When you truly love a person, you are willing to wait for
him/her to reciprocate your feelings no matter how long it would
take. You are willing to endure the hardships and even make
sacrifices for him/her without asking for anything in return.
If you are a guy, you do not pressure the girl you are courting
to give you an answer. You do not count the days that pass until
you get her "yes" if you are truly in love with the person. In
that sense, you become selfish because you want her to give an
answer in your own time and not hers.
Pride is the bane of all relationships. Pride bars both parties
from admitting their mistakes, and paving the way for
reconciliation in times of conflict. Pride also deepens the
conflict, because no one is willing to make the first move to
make amends. If your love is true, you are willing to shed your
pride and humble yourself for the sake of maintaining your
relationship.
Jealousy and envy are signs of selfishness. There are probably
some people who are engaged in a relationship that say their
lovers truly love them if they get jealous, because they are
afraid of losing them. But in a deeper sense, they are actually
just selfish and untrusting because they do not give the other
party the benefit of the doubt. When you are in love, you are
willing to give your other half 100% of your trust and they will
also do the same if their love is true.
A person who is truly in love will not easily succumb to
gossips about the one he loves. Instead, a person in love will
strive to find out the truth about the gossips before he gets
angry or confronts the one he loves. In doing so, he is being
just and fair to her as he solicits her side first before he
makes a reaction.
The bottom line is: love is not selfish. The person who is
truly in love thinks not of himself, but instead his mind is
focused on the welfare and the sake of the one he loves in
everything that he does.
About The Author: Are you tired of being single? Do you wish to
find that person with whom you can engage in a serious
relationship? Come and visit LoveWorld at
http://www.loveworld.biz. Who knows, maybe your life-long quest
for love will end there.
