I really enjoyed the movie Avatar. One of the themes that left an impression on me was when the characters told one another, "I see you." The word love to me is about that same sentiment, seeing a person for their true self and not what’s on the outside or what others may see. It's about having strong feeling for someone simply because of who they are not because of what they can do for you or for how they make you feel, or for what you expect from them. You should love someone just for being, well, him or herself.
And it is the expectations of the love experience that prevents people from growing their love into it’s full potential because too often we have a predetermined idea of how love is supposed to be. Just as you wouldn’t expect a flower to grow in a particular direction or at a certain rate you shouldn't expect your love to do what you want it to do, it just is. All you can do is water it and nurture it and hope for the best.
People always say that true love is unconditional but if we’re being honest, most people expect their love to be reciprocated and at the same level of intensity. Now, those sounds like conditions to me. Why can’t we continue to love the way we fell into love? And that only happens when it comes naturally and unselfishly. I want you to love the person you see, the real person right in front of you, not the person you created in your fantasies. ~ Michael Baisden
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