What is your motto?

Who is your crush? What are your likes and dislikes? I still remember all these questions from my Grade school autograph book. And among these of course is the classic "What is love?" I can still remember all the answers that our 9 year old minds could handle. From the silliest ideas like "love is like a bubblegum... " ( yeah you know the rest ) to the "most profound like "love is God". Well you know how kids have a tendency to babble and say things they merely overhear. I wonder how many of us actually think about the words that we say. In a day, how many words do we utter? And I wonder what portion of those words we really think about before actually uttering.  I'm sure everyone of us know this but seems like the older we get, the more reminders we need: That words were never meant to be JUST words. Words weren't meant to be uttered carelessly. Translating our thoughts to words is much like rendering a 3d image in 2D, which is why we have to be absolutely careful with the things that we say.

 

The word love alone has lost its meaning so much. I think without further explanation, everyone would agree with me. Everyone has had at least one experience of a promise of love only to end up disappointed or heartbroken, not necessarily one's own, but maybe a friend's, a sister's, or what have you. And it's just sad that the convenience of having words has now become a hindrance to truth. It has come to a point when a man's word is no longer enough for you to tell what he really means.

 

What is love? Love is always patient, Love is always kind, Love is never envious Or vaunted up with pride. Nor is she conceited, And never is she rude, Never does she think of self Or ever get annoyed. She never is resentful, Is never glad with sin, But always glad to side with truth, Whene'er the truth should win. She bears up under everything, Believes the best in all, There is no limit to her hope, And never will she fall. Love never fails. (1 Cor 13:4-8)