On Love

"1If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears. 11When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me. 12Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."

-1 Corinthians 13

My favorite chapter in the Bible.
I'm procrastinating, so I figured I'd do something productive.

I think of love as something precious. There are only a few people that I love. Yet God commands us to love our neighbors as ourselves. Man. How is that possible? Sometimes people just get on my nerves. I mean, I'm not violent and I don't usually respond to all the annoying things I see, but it's not like I can go around loving just anyone. But it sounds like that's what I'm supposed to do.
There are people that I know I love, meaning I care about them, I feel close to them, I trust them. Obviously, I don't feel that way about everyone. So what does God mean when he asks us love everyone? I think it's a little more than being just courteous, but I doubt I can apply the definition above to everybody. You know?

On another note, I feel like I've figured out what "in love" means. To me, it's a combination of every other kind of love. When you're in love with someone, the verses above should apply... you should be patient, kind, forgiving, honest, and faithful to the person you love. You should also feel connected to that person, similar (but not the same) to the connection you would feel to your brother, or sister. And the person you love should be a close friend; maybe not your best friend, but still, at least a close friend. You should feel comfortable around that person - no, even more than comfortable: you should want to be around that person.
Speaking above love in a more romantic, and less responsible sense, a person in love should think [she] is the most beautiful thing that God ever created. Sure, other people might be hotter, or have nicer bodies (ugh, society), but when I call something or someone beautiful, I'm talking about more than looks. Beautiful for me factors in everything about that person, whether it be looks, beliefs, voice, or personality... it factors in the feelings that arise from seeing that thing or person.
It is definitely possible to "fall out of love." It's just that, some people fall in love over and over again. And that's what keeps the love relationship alive. Renewal. Being refreshed. That feeling from your first date - or your first kiss, or whatever - all over again. It's like...constant appreciation for what's there. I don't know. I'm just rambling now =].

I guess this is how God wants us to feel about Him...haha. Too bad God wasn't a really attractive girl with an amazing personality. It'd make things so much easier.

Yeah, I'm done. haha.