Earlier
this semester, I read a portion of Lewis work entitled “The Four Loves.” In the book he talks about the nature of
Love, using the four distinct Greek words for love to further his
argument. Although not a major point of
the work, one statement of his in particular stuck out to me; that love is not
a show. This simple statement ties into
a conversation we had in class about the use of manipulation in love. For there are some who, when they commit a
wrong against another, come to them with great religiosity, with a great show
of remorse, but oftentimes, the whole problem with this show is that it
ultimately puts all focus back on he who committed the act in the first
place. Is our care for the one we hurt
greater, or is our sense of guilt what moves us? I guess my point is that it’s easy to put on
a show asking for forgiveness, it’s easy to guilt someone into forgiving you,
but perhaps that’s not always what is best.
Perhaps, words don’t mean as much as actions, when we belittle something
dear to our friend, a true act of love might be to take interest in it ourselves.
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