In school, Students are always falling in and out of love, always grappling with and agonizing over the question, “Does he/she love me?” or the age old exclamations:
I thought she loved me
Why did he say that?
How could she treat me that way?
It’s just not fair!
This is my advice for those who want to know what love is.
And I believe it to be the truest of tests.
And if you ask yourself and answer this question honestly,
HONESTLY,
It will never fail.
And ask this question both of yourself and your lover, partner, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, wife, significant other, life partner, parent, child or whomever…and ask it just as it is stated and in the proper order.
“Where is your treasure? What do you treasure? What does your partner treasure?” Now answer it honestly for that is where your/her/his heart is and what you/they love.
Then you must accept the answers.
Does your boyfriend, lover, etc. treasure you? Are you what’s important to them? Then they love you. Their heart is with YOU.
If they treasure something else (i.e.: that something else comes first in their lives) like work, money, car, sport, hobby, mother, father, whatever, then their heart is there and that is who or what they love the most, above all else.
It’s nothing to get angry about. It’s the truth and must be accepted. You can’t change it and it won’t be changed through wishing or begging or imagining or promising or by people saying it is or isn’t so. If you can honestly say that you are the one treasured, the one who comes first, then you are truly loved. And consequently if you can say that about someone else then you are in love. And if two people can say that about each other then they are in love and they have found true love, and it will last. But you must ask and answer the question honestly within yourself. Do not let others answer for you and do not rely on others to answer honestly to you for they will always respond with an answer that they will think you want to hear.
You must discern the answers through your own honest and heartfelt observations. If you do, then the answer cannot be disputed. Don’t sugar coat it, don’t compromise it and don’t rationalize it, if it is not the answer that you were hoping for.
Life is truth and truth is neither good nor bad. It is simply truth… and it is only confusing when we endeavor to confuse it.
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Glenn,
Please write something about today’s tragedy. Your words have power.
Great post. I really enjoyed reading it.
I enjoyed reading this article, very thought provoking. I have to say that I don’t know if I would ask as the answer might be something I don’t want to hear. But, my curiosity has the best of me. Hmm… thought provoking indeed.
W.
This exercise takes a tremendous amount of courage – first to be honest about ourselves – them to seek the answers from those around us. It takes courage to face the TRUTH.
Great post! As you have mentioned the truth lies within; in other words we already know the truth but are afraid to admit/face it. I think when you love, its not only unconditional but without question, without doubt. If you have to truly question it, then you aren’t listening to yourself. Love is seen, Felt and heard.
One thing I learned long ago is: Never ask a question you don’t want answered. Thanks for stopping by my blog and liking my post. Regards, Sandra
You just know with everything that you are when it is reciprocal.