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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
"I give all but have not love, I gain nothing. 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 perseveres.
Love never fails."
Love is not simple kindness, is it a massive act of the heart, containing empathy, compassion and forgiveness in the face of all adversity.. It is powerful over all hindrance if it is sincere and unfeigned, above all you must give love always, and believe in love...
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Whether you believe that love is something spiritual or purely biological and based in chemical reactions in the brain, I agree that it's a good thing and that we should make efforts to have it in our lives.
I do not believe it is all-powerful, not even close. "A massive act of the heart, containing empathy, compassion and forgiveness in the face of all adversity" might be able to correct some situations (even if it's complete overkill), but in many it'll leave you dead, broken or used, and in all of these, foolish.
You can't assume that such acts can appeal to everyone and everything, and especially can't expect the other party to even grasp the situation, especially if it's in the heat of the moment and you both have little time to react. That's assuming you even can perform such an act in the moment.