Maybe so … And yet if their “ love ” did fail in these ways , the only thing this proves is that they did not LOVE at all .
You see , real LOVE doesn ’ t care if the enemy “ wakes up ” — it is gentle anyway … Real LOVE doesn ’ t care whether Peace washes back upon its giver — it gives anyway … Real LOVE doesn ’ t care if its forgiveness is rejected — it forgives anyway … And real LOVE doesn ’ t care if it is used by another — for it knows that nothing can be stolen that is already being freely offered .
Real LOVE doesn ’ t care about results , and real LOVE doesn ’ t care about what happens to one ’ s self … … real LOVE simply Cares .
And it is THIS pure Kindness that has no choice but to function . It is THIS courageous Caring that turns the enemy into a Friend . It is THIS detached & humble Compassion that brings Peace to self & others … always & in all Ways .
In essence , if you have tried to love & found love lacking — that failure is not LOVE ’ s , but your own .
So try again … And this time , try LOVE .
“ The only way that we can live , is if we grow . The only way that we can grow is if we change . The only way that we can change is if we learn . The only way we can learn is if we are exposed . And the only way that we can become exposed is if we throw ourselves out into the open . Do it … Throw yourself .”
~ C . Joybell C .
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