Where there is nothing, there is room for everything. When all is lost, there is no limit to what can be gained. When little is known, there is much that can be learned. When nothing has been done, there is much that can be accomplished. Emptiness is an opportunity to be filled. Limitation is an opportunity to grow stronger and more capable. Where there is overwhelming despair, there is also enormous space for love to abound. Where there is darkness, there is also the potential to be filled with light. When you are down as low as you can go, you have the opportunity to be the best that you can be. When you're surrounded by emptiness, there is unlimited space available for real fulfillment. When the world seems dark, cold, and empty, there is plenty for which to be thankful.
Infatuation is instant desire - one set of glands calling to another. Love is friendship that has caught fire. It takes root and grows, one day at a time.
Infatuation is marked by a feeling of insecurity. You are excited and eager, but not genuinely happy. There are nagging doubts, unanswered questions, little bits and pieces about your beloved that you would just as soon not examine too closely. It might spoil the dream. Love is the quiet understanding and mature acceptance of imperfection. It is real. It gives you strength and grows beyond you - to bolster your beloved. You are warmed by their presence, even when they are away. Miles do not separate you. But near or far, you know they are yours, and you can wait.
Infatuation says, "We must get married right away. I can't risk losing them." Love says, "Be patient. Don't panic. Plan your future with confidence."
Infatuation has an element of sexual excitement. Whenever you are together, you hope it will end in intimacy. Love is not based on sex. It is the maturation of friendship, which makes sex so much sweeter. You must be friends before you can be lovers.
Infatuation lacks confidence. When they're away, you wonder if they're cheating. Love means trust. You are calm, secure and unthreatened. They feel your trust, and it makes them even more trustworthy.
Infatuation might lead you to do things you will regret, but love never steers you in the wrong direction. Love is an upper. It makes you feel whole. It completes the circle. It fills the empty space in your heart. Love is elevating. It lifts you up. It makes you look up. It makes you think up. It makes you a better person than you were before.... the secret of our being is not only to live but to have something to live for. ~ Anonymous
when you love someone, you give them your all. you will try the hardest to make them happy even though you might not get anything in return. seeing them happy makes you happy, and you can never force someone to love you. what if you are with a person that you love some much and he just doesnt feel the same way about you? i found that you kept on reminiscing about your past, and no matter what i do, i can never make you forget that past. and i finally realize how important and how much that past meant to you, and i can never even come close to what you have felt for her. i might be better in some way, but the feelings you have had for her was way too strong.....
