I'm behind this week, so I'm
posting a blog I posted elsewhere last week.
So sorry!
Valentine's Day is coming up
soon, and although I'm not an authority on love I'm a romantic suspense author
who writes about love. The old saying:
Love thy neighbor as you do yourself comes to mind. Who do you love?
There are many different
kinds of love. For instance, love between spouses, love between parents and
their children, love between siblings, cousins, aunts and uncles, grandchildren and a whole
slew of people. I love everyone even
those I don't really like because I care what happens to them.
In many cases there are
varying degrees of affection for the people you care about. Of course, you're going to love those who are
the closest to you like your husband, children and other family members, but
there's always room for others.
Friends come to mind for me
and I have several lifelong friends. I
have great affection for them, or I wouldn't have stayed in touch with them. You can love neighbors who
become friends when you have lived next to them for years.
Is it possible to love
someone who hurts you? I draw the line
at loving people who abuse others physically or mentally, but I write about
them in my stories. I even humanize them
with some background about them, but I can't care for them in their present
lives because they chose the wrong path.
Or in my stories, the path I chose for my character. This is when you have to care and love the
victim.
I love my hubby more than
anyone. When my mother was alive it was
a tossup between hubby and mom because I loved them both equally, although, in
totally different ways. My siblings and
children are next in line, and then the rest of the family, friends, etc.
Who matters most to you?
Sandra K. Marshall
http://www.eirelander-publishing.comhttp://www.sandramarshallblog.blogspot.com
5 comments:
Interesting questions.
The heart is so mysterious.
Finding a loving connection to another is wonderful and not always logical.
I liked what you said about abuse and love. I think that's in another category.
We also have to remember we need to love ourselves before we can love anyone else. That's what is wrong with so many abusive people--they don't love themselves or they're the ones who love only themselves.
Thank you, Amber. Yes, abuse and love is in another category.
Thanks, Linda. You made an interesting comment.
My mother was dead by the time I got married. The mother of my children would come first
Thank you, K.T. I'm sorry to hear you lost your mother at such a young age.
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