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God loves selflessly and unconditionally.

So why can’t we be god-like? Why is it so hard to love?

Selfishness is human nature. So is freewill. Theoretically speaking, it is only when one is purely logical that one can be without emotion or feelings. Being purely logical means knowing what is right or wrong, and doing only what it right. Therefore, God is logical. He is so powerful he has surpassed all selfish desires.

He knows everything about reason. He is reason.

He has made it a point to wake up every morning and live for us. Come to think of it, it’s the only thing he does.

We, on the other hand, lack the willpower to wake up an hour earlier every morning to jog or run. Heck, it takes a lot of supernatural strength just to shut off the alarm.

To love, you have to have reason. And the only reason is love. You take so much of your time, time you will never get back, to spend it on something or someone. Why do you that? Maybe because it/he/she is important. It could be 8 hours of work that pays the bills, an hour at the gym to give back to your body, or 2 straight hours of phone call with someone you love who lives in another island.

Love is difficult. It takes a lot of work. It is not the gifts that you send or receive. It is not the daily exchanges of sweet nothings. It is not the amount of time or money you have invested in that person.

It is a decision.

To love despite differences.

To love despite arguments. 

To love despite distance.

To love despite the wrong.

To love despite weaknesses.

To never give up.

On that someone. On love.

Don’t get me wrong, I am not telling you to stay in an abusive relationship. If you are in one, you need help.

This is about love. How difficult it is, how it makes you weightless and drives you crazy at the same time, how it takes a lot to love.

Selflessly. Unconditionally.

At some point, that kind of love is impossible because we are wired differently. Man is born to protect himself, that involves being selfish. Freewill is logic mixed with selfishness.

 

The idea of a Supreme Being has been going through my mind lately. It’s totally different from preference for religion. It’s simply the idea that there is ONE Supreme Being who is responsible for everything and anything that encompasses the universe we are in and whatever is beyond it.

Last week, me and a couple of friends talked about Ancient Aliens (this show on History Channel, I don’t have cable, so yeah). It’s amazing how people procure evidences linked scientifically to provoke doubt and question at something we, Filipinos, have been so sacredly devoted to for centuries.

Regardless, the friendly discussion on such topic did not significantly move my faith. I am not so much of a fan of any organized religion. Although I am part of one, I consider them as mere institutions wherein one can express their faith; wherein one can praise and worship. I personally like going to services of different religions because I like seeing how people pray and connect to Him through their unique systems. But no, I don’t intend to switch or test drive religions. I am quite comfortable with the one I am in and, like I said, it did not seem like it mattered that much because the whole point of it all is to get in touch with the Supreme Being. I am so secure of my faith in Him, there’s nothing more to search for outside it.

I am Roman Catholic, by the way.