I read that love is infinite, that the more you love the more you have to give. I would argue that while love may be limitless, time is limited, so the ability to give attention/show your affection is hindered. Still what more could a person hope for than to have an abundance of love in their life?
As of late I have been contemplating the idea that the love we feel for other people is only felt by us; other people only feel their perception of our love based on how we go about expressing it. Just as if some loves you but is withdrawn and inexpressive, you wont necessarily feel their love. Your understanding of their feelings towards you is based on your perception of how that person expresses their affections.
So to really *feel* an abundance of love, one must give an abundance of love, since we only truly feel the love we give to others. One cannot depend on another to make us feel love, and perhaps that is where most of us go wrong.
I believe the greatest source of personal strength is the love we pour forth from our own hearts, not our perception of someone else's love - a love that is entirely out of our control. So to every single person I have been lucky enough to love, with no thought to if they "loved me back", I remind myself to be thankful.
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