This is an open letter to
any who would utter the word love without being certain that they
mean it:
Be careful when
telling someone that you love them, because they might actually believe you…
and they might just love you back.
Being loved by
another is a rare and precious gift, and the heart and soul that believes that
it is loved, (that has faith in that love), is given wings upon which it can
soar to impossible heights, because for the spirit that is loved, nothing is
impossible.
Loving another
gives us strength, hope, and purpose, but being loved by another emboldens us
with the intoxicating knowledge that we are not alone on this journey… that
someone else has our back, and that someone else might miss our presence should
we cease to exist.
Be careful when
you tell someone that you love them, because if they believe you, and you
decide that you were mistaken, the rescission of that love can devastate the
unsuspecting spirit. To have love, (or even the mere perception of
love) ripped away, is like drowning, with the face of your loved one just
above the surface of the water, staring down with detached, soul-numbing
indifference. We reach, we plead, and we struggle as if our very
existence depends upon their love, but ultimately the weight of our grief
rushes in, crushing our spirit as the cold, dark waters of despair fill our
lungs, reducing our cries to hopeless, muffled whispers.
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