The hardest thing to resist is temptation. What you want may seem like a good idea, but people could get hurt. Those who care concern themselves with the consequences.
We live in a world where one can have just about all their heart desires. There is a word for desire that sacrifices others: lust. And in the end, it will leave you with nothing.
Love is about giving instead of taking. If only what you want is considered, then the other person is merely a prop. It is shameful to treat anyone as a thing and not a person.
Even if your interest is not wrong, does that make it right? That which does not make things better is not worth doing. Leave it for those whose goal is to go nowhere.
Doing the right thing requires little more than a bit of discipline. Lust actively seeks to devour others. If you care, such a notion will be discarded like the trash it is.
Love is a beautiful thing, bringing people together. Lust cheapens what otherwise could last a lifetime. Two hearts beating as one, now that is quite tempting.
If you have true love in your heart the worldly desires fade away, love is all you need.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, many people have a gaping hole where their heart should be. They will beg, borrow and steal to fill it. Death will come, leaving them unfulfilled.
DeleteLust isn't a good thing. It is very selfish. Love can be just as bad when people use it in the wrong ways. I have written a number of times about the evils of love; however, that is not a constant. Once again, the people are the responsible party, and they are the only ones I really blame.
ReplyDeletePeople often claim to love when it is really an attempt to fulfill their desires. When you expect to receive something for your affections, it ceases to have anything to do with the other person. Love really only works when both people are concerned with the other's needs.
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