Few mysteries are greater in life than trying to understand the nature of love.
It is the most fundamental and powerful emotion of the human condition, yet it feels like so many people have trouble connecting deeply with those they care about.
While love is often not rational, there are several truths about love we know for sure. Chief among these is that love must be given, not taken.
You can try all you want, but if someone doesn’t want to love you, nothing you can do can force that person to give you that love.
Love also takes time. Yes, some people fall in love with their soul mates at first sight, but the reason we talk about those types of people is precisely because their experience is out of the norm. For most of us, love is like climbing a thousand step stairway. We slowly go from level to level, hoping one day to reach the top.
We risk much when we give our love. That’s what makes it so exhilarating. More importantly, we wind up with nothing if we try to take love from someone unwilling to give it in return.