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Originally Posted by ratbastid
Incidentally, when we say "I love you", mostly we're not actually saying, "I experience, right here in this moment, the experience of love for you." Mostly we're saying, "I organize my life consistent with the CONCEPT of loving you." Mostly our love for people is love in principle. And for the most part, that is acceptable to us as a substitute for the true experience of love.
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I see your point in the adopted-by-most philosophy... but what good are principles without application? I'm confused as to the value of it.
"I think, therefore I don't do shit." - People Everywhere
"I love you BUT... (exception to the rule)." - People Everywhere
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I loved the guys I was deployed with as if they all were my brothers... and I knew it because I did things for them that could have resulted in my own death. Selfless loyalty.
To me? Real love is engaging in the boring, the painful, the menial, and the dangerous... and doing it for someone other than yourself.
My philosophy:
Love doesn't require puppies and butterflies and sunshine and rainbows. It requires absolute dedication. The greatest love is unflinching, durable, cold, remote. The kind of love you get from god when you're a religious type.
Words are meaningless. Talk is cheap and so are Hallmark card sentiments.