Isn't Love what we feel in the moment?
Isn't a committment to love each other every moment and act of faith that we will feel love for each other every moment?
Although we can accumulate experiences and memories that may strengthen or weaken our love for one another, we can't store the love.
It is like a river of water, endlessly flowing before us. Even a dam has to allow some water through.
Isn't that true of Love as well? When we feel it, do we not long to give it away? And when we do not feel it, do we not long for it again?
To float in the river, to be moved by the river wherever it wishes?
Is this not Love?
2007-06-16 16:44:27 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If you try to store up love you kill it. If you give it away, you will have an endless supply. Love is a choice, an action, not a thing that happens as you sit passively.
2007-06-16 16:48:35 · answer #1 · answered by Linda R 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Love is to give and then you will receive
If you chose to store your love what will you be open to receive "nothing"
So many people in this world don't give out enough Love, and that can just be a friendly smile and to be open to receive one back
A hug in a greeting is so lovingly shared, to give and received at the same time
Have you hug anyone lately ?
Have you taken the time to smile ?
We don't have enough Love flowing this earth we need all the people to be open to share and care about Love : )
Love & Blessings
Milly
2007-06-16 23:55:28 · answer #2 · answered by milly_1963 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dear Orion,
Love expresses itself in many ways- one of which is faithfulness. Your theory of love being in the moment- does not always apply. For example most everyone who is a parent would gree tat they love their children, but in the moment (maybe after a long tired day of work, they are cranky, irritable, etc.) they may not feel vey "loving" towards their kids- but they faithfully love their kids.
A husband may have a much younger pretty girl flirt with him and in the moment he may not be thinking about his wife- but Love helps him to make the right choice and not to give into his feeling for the moment- but to faithfully honor the commitment he has made to love.
Love is not merely based on feelings.
Your observations are interesting in that Yes sometimes we love more than other times and our circumstances do play a part. But the bottom line is love is more than just a feeling in the moment. i believe love is so strongly expressed in our faithfulness.
kindly,
Nickster
2007-06-16 23:51:31 · answer #3 · answered by Nickster 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Love is a way of life and a way of living that life and you can store it forever for those really big love days.
2007-06-16 23:49:43 · answer #4 · answered by siffu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love is just an emotion, that's what I love about love.
2007-06-16 23:48:44 · answer #5 · answered by 8theist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
store your treasures in heaven where moth or rust does not corrupt
2007-06-16 23:58:06 · answer #6 · answered by hmm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please remember never to let your river dry up.
2007-06-17 00:00:59 · answer #7 · answered by Patrick the Carpathian, CaFO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...[yawn]...
...nothing but cloying tripe to me...
2007-06-16 23:48:33 · answer #8 · answered by Saint Christopher Walken 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋