BUT, wouldn't it be nice if everyone was just as happy, caring, giving and loving...ALL OF THE TIME?!! People who drive in Winnipeg are rarely friendly to one another. Shoppers never seem to have any patience and often push each other or give "dirty" looks. Children (and sometimes adults) are often loud, rude and disrespectful. So that got me thinking...what do I really believe about love? Not only the "romantic, intimate" love, but love - general care and compassion for other people.
I remember being a teenager and watching the 1987 movie "Can't Buy Me Love". It struck me then and I continue to think about it even now.
In the movie Ronald Miller has had a crush on the beautiful Cindy Mancini for years - who doesn't even know his name. Cindy's idea of a Saturday night includes parties while Ronald's is poker games. In addition, Cindy is dating the former football star turned college pro - who has been giving her the cold shoulder. Cindy finds herself in a desperate situation when she borrows her mother's $1000 suede dress, without permission, and ruins it. The only person who has the money to replace the dress, without her mother finding out, is Ronald. However, Ronald tells her that the only condition for him giving her the money is if she poses as his girlfriend for a month. As the month passes, she begins to show an interest in Ronald. But he is so consumed with popularity, he is blind to her feelings. In addition, he also begins to join in with his new "friends" in taunting his old friends.
It is a reminder that money often does get you whnt you think you want. But true feelings shouldn't involve money. You should be able to show love with or without vast amounts of cash. Many people try to buy their way into someone's life. Buying someone a cellphone, beautiful jewellry, a car or a house does not necessarily prove that they feel or truly understand the meaning of love. Don't get me wrong, sometimes giving and receiving "stuff" is great, but it is not everything and it is certainly not the one single strand that holds a lasting relationship together.
Don't be blind, open up your heart, show care and compassion, communicate honestly with one another...true love does exist!
I've left you with some quotes that I like:
Only when we give joyfully, without hesitation or thought of gain, can we truly know what love means. Leo Buscaglia
Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
The best proof of love is trust. Joyce Brothers
Whenever you're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make the difference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factor is attitude. Timothy Bentley
You will find, as you look back upon your life, that the moments when you really lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love. Henry Drummond
To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world.
Love gives itself; it is not bought. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get – only what you are expecting to give. Katherine Hepburn
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