What Is Love?

It seems like I'm using this thing more for rants than anything else. Oh well. So long as it gets done right? Anyway, update time first!

Things are changing all around for everyone. I got accepted to BYU-Idaho for the winter semester and right now I'm saving up for that. It's about time, is all I can say. But then that means I have six months to get the money required for tuition, books, living expenses and a place to live. Looks like the random adventures are going to take a backseat to a few things. We're down to two cars again because one died on us. Again, about time. It's a good thing but it's also sucking because we have to go back to how we were about a month ago. Whatever.

Anyway, the issue that drove me to make this post! This past week I've made a few new friends that remind me of some of my friends in high school. Not necessarily the best crowd, but still good people, nonetheless. Anyway, there was a couple that was there who we were having these bonfire parties for because they were moving to Arizona. He left earlier today and she is (supposedly) leaving in two weeks. She's one of my sister's best friends outside of the Church, and I can understand that. Honestly, this girl would be an amazing member if she just wanted to be. There are a few problems though…

First off, her boyfriend. The dude as a person is cool and all, but for her is a complete jerk-off. He doesn't respect her at all. He says that he loves her, but a closer look shows that he's in it only for the sex. She, on the other hand, has fallen head over heels for this guy, and would go out of her way to make him happy. But at what expense? Her self-esteem is so low, it's depressing. She has it in her head that she isn't needed by anyone, that she isn't even wanted by anyone but this dude. That is a damned lie. And yet she believes it. Unfortunately, I don't think she understands what love truly is.

So what is love? Is it just the feeling that we get when we're around our family, or in this case, the one who we're considering spending the rest of our lives (or even eternity) with? No. It's more than that. It's respect. It's selflessness. Not selfishness. In this case, it's not the sex that shows your love. In fact, I will go so far to say that it's abstinence until the ring is on the finger and the paper is signed. It's believing that that other person looks better in sweats than in the latest fashions, whatever they may be.

It's unfortunate that people in the world today can't seem to see past the physical. Why do we have to live in such a selfish world? I won't have it anymore. It has to stop. People have to start living for others. We need to get back to the basic values that we held before now. The silent majority cannot be silent anymore. The radical minority must be silenced. Not by weapon. But by love in its truest form. The Love of Christ. Eternal Love.