Love Unconditionally

Can you love someone unconditionally? Can you pour out love to someone and not expect to have it returned? They say that true love is when you love that someone and will not expect them to return you your love.

One quote that's sent through the mail is saying that "never make someone top priority in your life when you are only a choice to them".

Frankly speaking, I think we are just humans. It feels silly to love someone who will never love you back. But then again, love is just that. Love never expects any answer. Perhaps all those sappy romantic movies we've watched told us that it is only worthwhile to love if someone loves you back too.

I am no genius on love. However, did go to church a few weeks back when someone spoke on the subject of love. He said that love hurts. It always will. If you love someone, somehow you'll get hurt. And if you want to love someone, make sure you love unconditionally. Like how God loves us, or like how a mom loves her child.

Something kinda struck me at how love can hurt you. A mom who loves her child. Mothers love their children even if their child won't love them back. Ouch... Perhaps it has never crossed my mind (to think about hurting those who love us), but saying it out loud makes it so much painful. Can you ever love someone without receiving it back in return?

Have you ever loved a friend, only to have it all pushed away, and yet continue being friends with them? Have you ever loved someone and not having your feelings noticed by the other? Have you ever hurt someone who loves you and to find them there for you again?

In the end we are all human beings again. We get drawn to love like moths to the fire (or like those silly bugs to my fluorescent light...) and even if we get burnt, we come back for more. Indeed love makes the world goes round. Perhaps it is inevitable that once we love, hurt is around the corner.

Perhaps loving someone unconditionally is not so difficult after all. You just don't put any expectations on them to love you back (hence blocking most of the pain - if love isn't reciprocated because you never expect it to return anyway) and be grateful that you are given a chance to show care and love to that someone.

Be grateful for being given a chance to love. Indeed.