One of the freest acts we make is to love. No one can force us to love another. We can be forced to help another, but we can’t be forced to love him/her. An act of love is an act of a free will. An act of love is more than the speaking of the words, “I love you.” It is the offering of one’s being to another and placing the other in a primary position without seeking anything in return. Similarly, we can’t make anyone love us. We may be loving toward another, that doesn’t mean the love we express will be returned. We may think, “I wish he/she would love me like I love him/her.” It doesn’t work that way. When we love another, it is not a quid pro quo transaction. We love because we love. There is no expectation of return. When we love and it is returned in full, we are fortunate because we’ve found ourselves in a relationship where boundaries are blurred and two hearts became one.
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