Selfless Love: A Dynamic Exchange of Care
Love for me is a profound, vibrant acceptance of another person that goes beyond simple sympathy or emotional attachment. It is a state of soul that allows one to see in another not only their features and flaws, but also a unique beauty that inspires sacrifice and support. In relationships, love is manifested as the willingness not to seek one’s own benefit, but always to try to help, uplift, and care for others, even if this means giving up one’s own comforts.
As one source states, "How will this love manifest in external life?This person will always be ready, with joy, to sacrifice themselves for another. They will not seek their own, because love does not seek its own, but is always looking for someone to serve, someone to help, someone to ease or console in some way, because love always does good. It cannot simply lie hidden away; it inevitably overflows outward." (source: link txt).It is also important that love can see the unexpected and valuable in another person: "A person begins to love another because suddenly, unexpectedly for themselves, they see in them something they had never seen before. It happens: young people, girls belonging to a common circle, living side by side, working together, and participating in community life. And suddenly, the one who had until then gone unnoticed becomes the center of interest for someone in that circle; at some moment, one person sees the other not only with their eyes, but with a deep penetration of the heart and mind. And that person, who was just one among many, suddenly becomes the one and only." (source: link txt).Finally, love in a relationship is a dynamic balance, where each participant finds within themselves the strength and inspiration to both give and receive care from one another: "There are moments when relationships become so balanced that the one who loves feels themselves with full intensity, and with the same intensity they feel the other, attributing significance and value to them; and then, if our feeling deepens, if our awareness of the 'other' increases, there comes a moment when we suddenly understand that we have become a point on the periphery, while they are the center in our non-static, but dynamic relational being directed toward another." (source: 6125.txt).Thus, for me, love is above all an act of selfless service and deep mutual understanding, in which each person both experiences and gives warmth and attention, allowing relationships to develop and bring joy and support to both sides.