on an unrelated note: i hate how much i love "Party in the USA." does it remind anyone else of "The Tide is High" or is that just my own personal self-justification

"Let’s say you send some love to someone, but they don’t reciprocate the way you expected. That’s nothing to worry about. It doesn’t mean they don’t love you. Besides, if they don’t, why worry about that? If that mattered, you’d be creating that as a condition for having love in your life. Unconditional love is what we practiced when we came into this world in the first place – so it’s best we get back to being that.
... Life itself is empty and meaningless. Truly. It’s you who give meaning to something."

- JMraz @FF5000 

 

"...‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.' And the scribe said to him, 'You are right, Teacher. ... to love him with all the heart and with all the understanding and with all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as oneself, is much more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.'" 

- Mark 12:31-3 (ESV)

 
Arguably, the best part about babies is how hardcore everyone loves them.  They're all cute (except for this one) and everyone just loves them and they don't even have to do anything.  They just be babies and by virtue of being they are lavished with love and hugs and kisses.  That's so awesome.

But we grow up and for whatever reason that gets squashed.  We expect love to and from everyone, but instead we're taught fear and distrust and worry and to accept it all in stride because "Life isn't fair," etc.  That's so weird.

Moral: Unconditional love is easy, once it's remembered.  Like riding a bike.  Right?