Love

While I was driving, I heard on the radio this new concept of love --

Every person in this world loves themselves. Sometimes, they love themselves so much that they feel they don't deserve what's happening to them but rather, they deserve something better. They love themselves so much that when they don't get what they think they deserve, they feel as if the world is not cooperating with them and hence, they harbor discontentment, hatred, and to the extreme, commit suicide.

Everyone loves themselves. Whatever the outcome - hatred, narcissism, committing suicide, caring for others - it is still an expression of love.

Anyway, we need to love others as we love ourselves (Mt. 19:19, 22:39; Gal 5:14, etc) and we all know we love ourselves a lot. Selfless love. The ultimate example displayed to us by Jesus Christ. Being able to cast his own personal feelings aside and have the courage and strength to do what is necessary for the good of everyone else. To love even when no one notices. To love when no one else is reciprocating. To love for the sake of love.

Simply amazing.

I'm still learning.