"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails" (1 corinthians 13:4-8)
I believe in love. And I believe that to love someone, you have to know the real meaning of love.
It doesn't matter what kind--romantic, brotherly, motherly, you name it. Everywhere I go, I hear people toss this word around and I wonder if they really mean what they're saying. A boy tells you he loves you, but is he willing to stand by you when you get pregnant or heaven forbid, get AIDS? Does he treat you nice or is he, 99 percent of the time, a complete jerk? Does he whine about you spending too much time with your friends or sulk every time you don't give him a hello kiss? Worst of all, does he always talk about himself and make you feel like crap? If the answer to these questions are negative, then I'm sorry, but he doesn't love you.
The same thing applies to you when it comes to your friends and families. If you love your best friend, then you wouldn't feel the urge to rip her hair from her scalp and gouge her eyes out every time she gets the guy you want. You wouldn't dream about her getting an STD and pray that the dream comes true. You wouldn't want to throw your annoying sister out the window every time she gets praises for being so annoyingly perfect and you wouldn't feel like setting your parents on fire whenever you get you phone taken away. And if you love your boyfriend then why do you always feel like blowing his brains out every time he does so much as look at another girl.
Perhaps my examples are a little extreme, but seriously, when you tell someone you love them ask yourself if you'll stick with them through whatever, no matter how annoying they can be or how much they piss you off. If the answer is positive, then you really do love them.
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