The Law of Love.

It's Monday of week 6 and midterms are in the near future but I can't for the life of me seem to sit down and actually read my textbooks or go over notes. It feels nearly impossible because my mind is spinning a 100 mph in every other direction but school. I guess that is normal for the middle of the term and it being springtime but this does not do a great deal for my grades. So, here's procrastination at its best. Today, I sat diligently trying to read my Business Law book. I was exploring the various concepts of the laws and how they don't have to be applied in uniform ways. Individuals practicing Natural Law could virtually apply only the laws that they see fit for themselves and their moral compass- without regards to others and how this may affect them. This got me thinking, we have laws against theft, abuse, murder, etc. all these terrible things that we can do onto others, but why don't we have a Law of Love? I've been noticing more recently how ignorant we can be towards the ones we care about. Why is it that when times are hard, stress is at its highest and patience dwindling to nothing; we take it out on the people closest to us? Why is it that we feel we have to constantly test those in our life? You know what I'm talking about, whether it be our significant other that we purposely make jealous or pick fights with in order to be reminded just how much they DO love us. Or to our parents when we feel their attention is focused on something other than us, we'll do something drastic so we will be reassured that we are still important and worthy of thoughtful reminders. Or to our best friends who neglect to reassure us that they still care after the newness has worn off, we pick fights, we say mean things, we do anything and everything to be reminded just how much they DO still care. Its disgusting, but we all do it. Regardless of your gender, age, race, maturity level etc. it is still apparent. You're thinking now about the times you may have done this and probably wondering "why?"- the answer is mutual dependency. When depending on someone, you increase your vulnerability and in turn also increase your possibility for pain. For those of us whom dislike giving up any power and curl up at the thought of becoming vulnerable, this explains perfectly why we push away the ones we love. I am one of those people. I am extremely good at being angry, but terrible at being sad/vulnerable and the Law of Love is something I need to learn to apply in my life. The Law of Love may be interpreted in many different ways, but I will define it as "opening your heart and setting aside your fears, previous pain, or anger for those you truly care about." Life is too short to spend pointless hours being angry with our significant others, potential significant others, family members, close friends or even strangers for that matter. Why not apply the Law of Love to your life and when times get hard and anger surfaces-hit the gym, distance yourself from others, or write like I do. These are much better alternatives than saying hasty things that you can't take back because people may forget what you did, but they will never forget how you made them feel. This week I am going to test myself. I will count every time I begin to feel angry but catch myself before I say anything I can never take back. I will step back, take a look at the situation from a different point of view and hopefully make a better choice than my initial reaction. I challenge you to do the same, I bet our results will be startling. Whether you accept this challenge or not, I hope you keep in mind The Law of Love and apply it in your life how you see fit. Remember, we get to make our own choices but we also have to live with the repercussions. Love those close to you, and never forget to tell them how much you truly DO care, because you never know when you might lose the chance to tell them at all. Have a beautiful week everyone!

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