is loving one a crime?

Answer 1

A long time ago I thought that love was something that you reserved for some special set of people that you had judged worthy of it.

After a while I got to thinking about what Jesus had said about turning the other cheek and loving our neighbor I put the two together and realized that he had made no exceptions in these statements. It became obvious to me that he intended that we exclude no one from the love that we are supposed to be giving. I started thinking about my idea of love and suddenly realized that I had not been loving anyone at all. I had simply been judging everyone and every thing.

Judging someone worthy of love is not love, it is only judgment. I actually started to cry when I realized this. I saw just how much of my life I had wasted being judgmental, thinking of myself as a Christian, when I was actually doing just the opposite of what Jesus had asked us to do.

I thought about the verse judge not lest ye be judged, and I understood it for the first time.

I realized that I have a lot of catching up to do. So many opportunities were wasted. I now try to apply the love that I have for the world in a universal way like Jesus asks us to do.

If I start to feel afraid and think that I see someone that I should not love because of something I have thought or heard I try to catch my mistake as soon as possible. I tell myself that I have forgot the truth and have fallen for the same old trick that had cost me so many opportunities to be loving in the past. The horror of this realization is often all that is necessary to bring me back to my senses and make me drop the judgmental nonsense I was thinking.

I still have a lot to learn about love, but at least I’m making progress.

Love and blessings

Your brother
don

Answer 2

It really all depends on the age difference... Loving a twelve year old when you're thirty, and not in a parental or friendly way, is considered a crime.

It also depends on the person I guess....Monastery men are not allowed to love, so that might be considered a crime...

Answer 3

Of course not. But by the tone of your notion, it seems like you know yourself it is, and that there are boundaries we cannot cross, there are finelines we need to read, before pursuing with our intentions, . Love someone who is free or the other way around, only when you're free to still love someone. Otherwise, if you're already committed, keep that love in your heart for the other person, never to let it out..Put yourself in the situation of the person you're committed to, how do you think would she feel if she finds out you love someone else? Avoid this kind of situation, because, it'll get back at you when you're off-guarded.

Answer 4

If you are talking about the number one, than no, it is never a crime.

Answer 5

Jesus loved all even his foe. Lord Krishna too. And the others whom we know as our supreme. So love one is never the truth.Feelings of crime in this respect is good.

Answer 6

Loving someone or something is very wonderful and not a crime as long as it is not controlling, mean, or seeped with jealousy.

Answer 7

not a crime. to love someone is more of a memorable experience. i always think, it is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all.

Answer 8

no its not. why would it be a crime, after all, what is our hearts for?

Answer 9

Depends who u are loving.

Answer 10

it depends on the kind of love, circumstances (age, culture, whom you are loving, if society you live in approves, moral laws etc etc)...