Love is a strong emotion. Love conquers all. Love is blind.
We’ve all heard these expressions at one time or another. Hopefully, you’ve had a chance to experience love in its truest form. Or maybe you were burned by love and are afraid to feel it again. What ever the case, where would we be without love?
Which brings me to my point: Love is not a Guarantee.
Why do we think that the more we love something or someone, the less likely we are to be hurt or disappointed? We get so wrapped up in emotion that it creates an invisible protective layer around us, like nothing can happen, we are safe. But my question is for how long? Its wonderful to feel safe and happy but unfortunately love is not a good protector. Love can not protect us from the world or protect us from getting hurt. So why do we surrender ourselves to the feeling of love? and why do we think that when we love nothing can ever hurt us?
I think the answer lies in the fact that we must see love for what it is: an emotion. We should allow ourselves to experience love and return it but we should never seek protection behind it. Love does not mean that you are safe from harm. I wish it did. Rather, I think that love should be respected and honored but never expected. Like I said, love is a lousy protector by itself and it sure doesn’t guarantee that you will be safe from harm.