Im realizing that love is often incompatible with pride and fairness. If one is to live life as a loving person, they have to sometimes be willing to concede what they know is fair or what they know should be in the name of love, even at the cost of their pride. It is so easy to try and qualify that with buts, but the bottom line is none of them hold water. If you uphold yourself to yourself as a loving person, there are no buts. Love has to come before everything. For example to me its always been very important that people have an accurate understanding of what I beleive in a given situation, and so preventing making it seen like Im conceding something I dont think I should is often an excuse I try and use to thump fairness at the expense of love. But thats as invalid an excuse as any. Whats rational and fair is a valid thing to think about in general, but a world bent on that above all else is a cold and unforgiving place. its certainly not where I want to live, so why should I be a part of it? And while it is hard when situations come up that make you have to choose between your pride and love, theres beauty in those situations. What does being loving really amount to if its never tested against a compelling alternative? Having to choose love when its hard gives it so much more meaning.
Posted on: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 12:21:13 +0000
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