![]() ![]() Yet, the mystical concept of unconditional love persists in the books we read, conversations we have and - maybe most of all - in our imagination. That’s why the most common kind of love is a conditional one. We will only consider ourselves to be in love for as long as the condition lasts. It is, of course, very understandable and thoroughly human. Whatever it is, if we treat one of these things as a prerequisite to love, we put a condition on the experience. Most people only enter a relationship if they think they can benefit from it. However, they are often also founded on many other things - dependency, mutual interest, exchange of favours, and so on. The relationships we build with others can be expressions of love. ![]() It also implies that a good relationship is not something that shall one day fall upon us - but something we can intentionally create. This means that we get to decide whether or not we love somebody. “Many business owners are “all in” on their company, but they aren’t committed because it’s “the one” it’s “the one” because they’re committed.” In one of her relationship articles, Kris Gage says that love is not a feeling - it is a choice. Illustrating this idea with an analogy with the business world, she writes: ![]()
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