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Relationships |
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Life has taught us that
love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward in the
same direction.
A good marriage is that in which each appoints the other the guardian of his solitude. ~Rainer Maria Rilke If you get married in puppy love, you’ll probably lead a dog’s life. A wedding ring soaked in dishwater three times a day will last longer. The burden of life becomes light when love carries it. We should never withhold from another the forgiveness of which we are so often in need of ourselves. Any relationship where you put yourself first, won’t last. They say the world is round, and yet it must be square; So many little hurts we get from corners here and there. We flatter those we scarcely know, we please the fleeting guest, And deal full many a thoughtless blow to those we love the best. Love says, I love you. Pity says, I love you and I hurt when you hurt. Compassion says, I love you. I hurt when you hurt, but I’ll stay until the hurt goes away. When love is real, it’s seen as well as felt. What is love? No words can define it, it’s something so great--only God can design it. ~H. Steiner-Rice Relationships---of all kinds---are like sand held in your hand. Held loosely, with an open hand, the sand remains where it is. The minute you close your hand and squeeze tightly to hold on, the sand trickles through your fingers. You may hold on to some of it, but most will be spilled. A relationship is like that. Held loosely, with respect and freedom for the other person, it is likely to remain intact. But hold on too tightly, too possessively, and the relationship slips away and is lost. ~Kaleel Jamieson, The Nibble Theory Where we love is home, home that our feet may leave, but not our hearts. It is possible to give without loving, but it is impossible to love without giving. ~R. Braunstein If there is anything better than to be loved it is loving. A wise husband buys his wife such fine china that she will not trust him to wash the dishes. There are tulips in the garden, there are tulips in the park, but the tulips Mommy likes--- are Daddy’s “two lips” in the dark. Kindness in women, not their beauteous looks, shall win my love. ~William Shakespeare Love built on beauty, soon as beauty, dies. ~J Donne
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my opinion:
The ultimate lessons in life are to learn to love, and to learn to be loved. When it comes to relationships with the opposite sex, it’s friendship on a whole different level. These days with the promiscuity of sex, it is possible to have meaningless, loveless ‘relationships’ based only on sex and lust. Some people even have relationships based on circumstances and loneliness rather than wanting to be there. Some people think “there’s lots of fish in the sea”, or “the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence”. This is illusional thinking. Sometimes in life we are lucky enough to meet someone that sends our whole world spinning. There is not only an attraction and spark, but also shared experiences--moments and memories that make being with that person special. It feels exhilarating, safe, and peaceful all at the same time. You “click” and fit like a puzzle piece--at least it feels that way. You look forward to talking to and being with that special person and this can make or break your whole day. Interaction with that special someone can stir up indescribable feelings inside that make you want to give anything to make that person happy, and to say and do anything that will express these feelings. There are three powerful little words in the English language that sum up all these feelings. So powerful are these three little words that they should be reserved only for someone really special, and only when feelings come from the heart. The words: I love you. ‘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 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.’ 1 Cor. 13:4-7 Of all the great literary works in this world, this is the best description of unconditional love. In these days of so much lies and deceit, if you are ever fortunate enough to find this kind of unselfish, unconditional love; love that is not based on what a person has, or hasn’t got, whether it be a trait or something material, then you have found God’s most precious gift to man, and it should be cherished! |