Absolutely it makes sense. Perhaps that is where my confusion lay. Love, to me, is something that just is. Or it's something that just isn't. To me love is like being pregnant or dead. You just can't go halfway.
I'm trying to think of someone that I had to work at loving. *pause, sip coffee, ponder stain under the nails* Okay, I'm sure there's at least one, so I can kind of see what you're saying. Like hugging a porcupine, some folks just don't let themselves be approachable to the concept of love. It's still something that's a bit foreign to me, and will push me to ponderances throughout the month. I mean, I can understand having to work at accepting someone, at liking someone, at working with someone. I certainly can relate to removing internalized pre-conceived notions and prejudices so that I push my ego out of the way and look at a person as a person.
I dunno. I think that love is just love.
The liking part? Yeeeahhh. There's tons that I love but can't stand. I'll move hell and highwater to help them and ensure they are safe and sound. Just like an airdrop though, once the emergency is over, I'm outta there.
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Re: Momentary hijack
Date: 2008-12-12 04:23 pm (UTC)I'm trying to think of someone that I had to work at loving. *pause, sip coffee, ponder stain under the nails* Okay, I'm sure there's at least one, so I can kind of see what you're saying. Like hugging a porcupine, some folks just don't let themselves be approachable to the concept of love. It's still something that's a bit foreign to me, and will push me to ponderances throughout the month. I mean, I can understand having to work at accepting someone, at liking someone, at working with someone. I certainly can relate to removing internalized pre-conceived notions and prejudices so that I push my ego out of the way and look at a person as a person.
I dunno. I think that love is just love.
The liking part? Yeeeahhh. There's tons that I love but can't stand. I'll move hell and highwater to help them and ensure they are safe and sound. Just like an airdrop though, once the emergency is over, I'm outta there.