There
are times when we are timid and shy about expressing the love we feel. For fear
of embarrassing the other person, or ourselves, we hesitate to say the actual
words "I love you." So we try to communicate the idea in other words.
We
say 'take care' or 'don't drive too fast' or 'be good.' But really, these are
just other ways of saying 'I love you,' 'you are important to me,' 'I care what
happens to you,' 'I don't want you to get hurt.'
We
are sometimes very strange people. The only thing we want to say, and the one
thing that we should say, is the one thing we don't say. And yet, because the
feeling is so real, and the need to say it is so strong, we are driven to use
other words and signs to say what we really mean. And many times the meaning
never gets communicated at all and the other person is left feeling unloved and
unwanted.
We
say I love you in many ways - with birthday gifts, and little notes, with
smiles and sometimes with tears. Sometimes we show our love by just keeping
quiet and not saying a word, at other times by speaking out. We show our love
sometimes by impulsiveness. Many times we have to show our love by forgiving
someone who has not listened to the love we have tried to express.
So remember...If you love someone, tell them.
Remember always to say what you mean. Never be afraid to express yourself. Take
this opportunity to tell someone what they mean to you. Seize the day and have
no regrets.
Most importantly, stay close to your friends
and family, for they have helped make you the person that you are today and are
what it's all about anyway.
"Love is patient, love is
kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not
rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no
record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the
truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always
preserves."
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