Saturday, September 27, 2008

The Greatest Thing ...

... you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.

~Eden Ahbez

I have learned:

Love is seeing a violet rose and seeing a violet rose -- and not seeing not a crimson rose. Love is seeing the beauty in a violet rose -- and not seeing not the beauty of a crimson rose. Love is seeing the value in a violet rose as well as seeing the value in a crimson rose (esp. when one believes crimson roses are the ideal roses).

Love is seeing a hare and seeing a hare -- and not seeing not a tortoise. Love is seeing the hare's speed -- and not seeing not the tortoise's slow-and-steadiness. Love is seeing the value in the hare's speed as well as the value in the tortoise's slow-and-steadiness (esp. when one believes slow-and-steady is superior to speed).

Love is seeing a homosexual couple and seeing a homosexual couple -- and not seeing not a heterosexual couple. Love is seeing the contributions of a homosexual couple -- and not seeing not the contributions of a heterosexual couple. Love is seeing the value of a homosexual couple as well as the value of a heterosexual couple (esp. when one believes heterosexual couples are ideal/superior to homosexual couples).

Love is embracing the goodness in someone or something -- and not not embracing the perceived, feared, or even actual badness in someone or something. Love is trusting the goodness in someone or something -- and not fearing the perceived, feared, or even actual badness in someone or something. [This is what I believe is meant by "love the sinner, not the sin."]

Love is seeing someone or something as it is -- not as it is perceived or "should be" ... but as it is.

3 comments:

  1. My head is spinning! That was intense.

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  2. Hey, Chedner,
    I realized that I really needed to let you konw that I did see your comment on my post a while back, but would rather just post a link I can actually respond to, rather than something that was just a link.
    Hope you understand.
    take care,
    m&m

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  3. You know what? Nevermind. I know it's late, but I published your comment anyway.

    Sorry for the deliberation and delay.

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