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cosy
Personally, I find
Unconditional Love to be quite simple. It's a love that requires nothing in return--no strings. It simply exists. Nice poem, by the way.
posted by
Joe_Love
on November 13, 2005 at 8:45 AM
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Offbeats
In my son I found unconditional love!
posted by
cosy
on November 8, 2005 at 7:07 AM
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Cosy
The only living things that give unconditional love to me are animals, and if humans are capable of it in a male/female relationship, I haven't found one. Only in the children...
posted by
Offy
on November 8, 2005 at 6:48 AM
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Aria4
thank you!
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 1:30 PM
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Rame
thank you for saring so much with me. It is great that you've been able to share such a good relationship! I'm very happy for you...and yes, I agree with what you said.
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 1:28 PM
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Cunning
you can love someone no matter what yet still make them pay for the consequences of their actions! Sometimes in love we must turn our backs...but it doesn't mean we stop loving. This unconditional thing is a tricky question...
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 1:26 PM
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Cosy-I like your thoughts on Unconditional love. So true!
posted by
Aria4
on November 7, 2005 at 1:21 PM
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Cosy,
Great poem! I have to disagree with you regarding unconditional love being learned. The best example of unconditional love is a dog. If you have a dog, and especially if you treat it well, that dog will love you unconditionally. Even if you should mistreat it once in awhile, it will still love you. For a person to love unconditionally means that, no matter what that person does or says, no matter how mean or evil, that you love that person as a child of God, which we all are. It doesn't mean you are to like and accept everything he/she says or does, in fact you can hate those things but still love the person and pray for him/her. I love my husband and children unconditionally. My husband is wonderful to me yet, on occasion, we have our disagreements. When we do, never do we EVER say hurtful things to each other. Even when we are mad, we still love each other enough not to want to hurt the other. Our children are all grown now but growing up, like all children, they disobeyed and talked back. They were reprimanded and/or punished and we were angry with them, but we still loved them with all of our hearts. I believe unconditional love is UNLEARNED by many as they grow older and are influenced by parents, friends, siblings, environment, etc.
posted by
RAME
on November 7, 2005 at 9:15 AM
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Nice poem
I think about unconditional love a lot lately. Agape, the kind of love God has for us. As much as we would like to say we humans are capable of it I really don't think most of us are; and, to be honest with you, I don't know that we should. In my mind, it cheapens love if you tell me that you're going to love me no matter what. That makes me unspecial (making up words here). If you're loving me no matter what I do then what I do is meaningless. God loves Hitler as much as he loves Gandhi? Could be, but that doesn't work for me. Parents are supposed to love their kids unconditionally. We've seen parents who don't follow through with that promise. Plus, I don't want anybody loving me because they're supposed to anyway. Love is earned. Given and returned.
posted by
CunningLinguist
on November 7, 2005 at 9:15 AM
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Tapsel
read what I wrote to Medussa. Yes, there are border lines that if crossed need certain reactions, but whatever the action must be it doesn't have to demeanor the love. You discipline your child when they do wrong, but do you love them any less? If your son/daughter was a murderer/ shoplifter/ homosexual/ whatever...would you love them any less? You wouldn't be supportive of them but you would still love them. I call that unconditional love.
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 7:54 AM
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Cosy...You are defintely right about that....
Sometimes you have to walk away from harmful situations and people. Good points.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on November 7, 2005 at 7:54 AM
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Medussa
That's pretty much it...loving the person for who they are...but there comes a time where loving them means leaving them. Ever thought of that? You sometimes cannot accept certain aspects of that person or else you'd do them harm...such as a cheater, wife-beater, liar, drug-addict, etc. That's what everybody should remember.
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 7:50 AM
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I'm with Taps...I don't think it exists. But I'm happy with what I have...
posted by
Renigade
on November 7, 2005 at 7:46 AM
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Perhaps I'm a sceptic here, cosy, but I don't think that there really is such a thing as unconditional love amongst humans. Sometime we come pretty darn close, but deep down, even without being aware of it, I think we each have a point we cannot go beyond, a condition or two that is set in stone which will not let love pass.
posted by
TAPS.
on November 7, 2005 at 7:45 AM
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Carcar
true...but love should meet a middle...hope it is equal on both sides. Thanks for reading!
posted by
cosy
on November 7, 2005 at 7:36 AM
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Gee, cosy...very interesting...
I like carcar's comments about unconditional love, and I like your poem. I agree, that unconditional love means accepting a person for his or her flaws and all the goodness that goes with an individual personality. And that if I screw up, someone will not judge me but try and help me get back where I should be. Someone who loves me just because I'm me.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
on November 7, 2005 at 7:35 AM
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I think unconditional love is being willing to give up the things that you want and overlook the minor flaws in order to nurture the relationship. For example, I moved away from my family to be with my boyfriend because he was not ready to move away from his.
posted by
carcar
on November 7, 2005 at 7:12 AM
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