::Love::

this is my fourth template! changed it especially for pat who claims my previous forever friends template had the cute bear overlapping my posts and that she can't read? anyway, you better appreciate and leave me a note!!! haha but this may be temporary, will let my baby see it first and see what he says. *chuckles*
took almost forever to change it and honestly, i don't quite like it. dunno why...just not my style i guess. and i don't like to change blogskins this often so yah, i'll see what i can do about it. *winkz*
its 2 more days to bookout day and i just can't wait! i'm on the verge of falling ill again, sore throat came back after about a month, and the same horrible warm feeling and headache. damn! what is wrong with my immunity?! i didn't used to fall sick this much, i tell you, air-con is really bad for the body. imagine breathing in artificial air for 9 hours?! not to mention its freezing cold in here, just makes every part of my body shiver. *shaking head*
anyway, i guess what i really wanted to write in here is that i'm really upset, my heart is feeling heavy with all the love stories evolving around me.
what is love? what exactly is it? in the Bible, God gave the 2 greatest commandments as these: "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself'. " Matthew 22:36-39 Also in the Bible, God described Love as such: "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not selfseeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails." 1 Corinthians 13:4-8
the above 2 verses were taken from New International Version. in the New King's James Version, it says that "love suffers long" and it also "bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things".
according to the definition given from the dictionary, bear means to:
1. To hold up; support.
2. To be accountable for
3. To have a tolerance for; endure.
so doesn't it mean that love should overlook faults and weaknesses?
despite the 3 different forms of love namely,
1. agape love - a spiritual type of unconditional lovel; or God's love
2. phileo - a brotherly type of friendship love
3. eros - a romantic type of passionate love
in each of these different forms of love, the above can be applied meaning how love can bear all things, endure all things, hope all things and believe all things. when you love someone, its not about feelings, its about a decision of commitment. feelings will fade, making one unsure if that's the right person for you or not, but think about why you got together in the beginning. think about how you wanna spend the rest of your life with this one person. think about the promises first made.