Actually Love is better than ageless, it grows sweeter than a fine wine with time!
"Love is the long sought fountain of youth. As long as we love, we remain young. Death becomes simply the final stage of development in life. It is well to remember that we are transient guests on earth. Less than a century is not long to live, but it is long enough to learn that love is what it's all about." Leo Buscaglia-one of my favorite authors! (Taken from his book, "Born for Love".)
We all were born and we all may die, but how many of us will really live?
To really live we must first learn to really love whole heartily. Loose the fear of being hurt by love. True love is ever given, or received without pain at some point in the relationship. As long as we live we sin-sin causes pain. Still, where would we be without love?
(I'd be dead. Love spurs me on when I would like to give in and give up. Loving prayers from those who love me continue to prompt God to restore my body and soul often. Thank you for those prayers. Thank God for His loving kindness.)
"If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain
If I can ease one life from aching,
or cool one pain,
or help one fainting robin into his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
Emily Dickinson
Separateness is an illusion.
"Love is the most effective connection to all things. It has the power to enlighten, heal, unite, enrich and restore. All we need is to open it." (Leo Buscaglia)
Real living requires the defensive walls to come down. We must expose our true self, and embrace others and life without the fear of failure and pain. If those you truly love can't accept or embrace you, then there never was love anyway.
Isn't it interesting, that true beauty in a human being only fades when love is gone. The wrinkles, gray hair and even body flab doesn't take away from your value. If you're growing in love, aging issues mean nothing to those who value and love you. Decreased abilities such as performance issues, or even limited mental abilities do not subtract from others love for you. You can give love and keep accepting love as long as you're alive. Love is a choice. Love is one of those few gifts the more you give-the more you'll gain!
"...Knowledge makes arrogant, but love edifies." Last part of 1 Corinthians 8:1 (NASB)
Read 1 Corinthians chapter 13
Finally I would encourage you to love as Christ loved; with outstretched arms and always with an open and giving heart.
"The only justification we have to look down on someone is because we are about to pick him or her up." Jesse Jackson
