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the world suffers from a surprisingly
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modest problem we don't truly understand
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love yet we're convinced that we do we
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often speak of love in terms of intense
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Rapture feelings centered on someone's
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Beauty intelligence or strength but this
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limited view misses the deeper essence
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of love one of the most compelling
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discussions of love in Western history
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came from Jesus of Nazareth but his
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teachings are often dismissed by those
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who don't share his religious framework
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what we may need today is a new secular
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philosophy of Love A relig of Love That
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transcends traditional doctrines here
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are seven key ingredients that might
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redefine what true love really is one
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charity at its core love is about
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benevolence and gentleness toward what
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is flawed broken or unappealing in
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others and ourselves true love doesn't
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admire strength or Perfection it directs
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its compassion toward mistakes failures
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and vulnerabilities it's easy to love
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what is beautiful and admirable the
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challenge of Love Lies in extending
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charity to what we might otherwise
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resent or fear one day we'll all all
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need this kind of love when we are
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burdened by our own failings and in need
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of someone to see past them to our
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hidden worth two imagination loving with
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imagination means looking beneath the
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surface rage cynicism or brittleness
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often mask deeper pain and suffering to
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love imaginatively is to understand and
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empathize with the experiences that
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shaped someone's Behavior this kind of
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love responds with sorrowful gentleness
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to the desperation that underlies many
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actions three kindness in the pursuit of
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Justice or righteousness
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many forget the importance of kindness
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denouncing wrongs may feel Justified but
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true love requires Mercy humility and
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grace even for those we view as Sinners
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kindness reminds us that no one no
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matter their failings is undeserving of
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sympathy and compassion being right is
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not an excuse to withhold kindness four
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forgiveness to forgive is to acknowledge
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that we are as flawed as anyone else
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recognizing our own imperfections helps
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us let go of self-righteousness and
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extend understanding to others
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forgiveness isn't about excusing
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mistakes it's about accepting our shared
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humanity and refusing to let past
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failings block the path to love five
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loyalty love means standing by someone
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even When The World Turns against them
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true loyalty persists through judgment
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and criticism it maintains unwavering
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faith in the person or principle we hold
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dear this steadfastness is a Cornerstone
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of enduring love six generosity love
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isn't limited to one person or one
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relationship it overflows to Encompass
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strangers nature and the World At Large
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generous love includes a tenderness for
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all living things from the plants in the
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garden to the moth at the window who
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might not survive the night generous
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love knows no boundaries seven patience
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true love allows others the time and
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space to grow it understands that people
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may wander make mistakes or take
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unexpected detours rather than rushing
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or demanding change patient love
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supports others as they develop at their
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own pace nurturing their potential
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without pressure if we can Embrace these
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principles we'll contribute to a more
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compassionate and understanding World
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regardless of our politics beliefs or
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causes by now we should be moving beyond
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the narrow confines of romantic love we
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should be setting our sights on this
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broader more profound challenge yet it's
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not surprising if we're only at the
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beginning learning to love in this way
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is part of the Journey of becoming truly
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human love after all is a skill a skill
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we can and must learn which of these
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principles do you find the most
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challenging to embrace let us know in
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