What is Love Without Acceptance?
I have always had an ideal partner in my mind. First and foremost, he should be
God-fearing, but I don’t wish for a saint, just a person who acknowledges his
Creator. He should be at least
financially secure, a stable job will do. He should love his own family, I mean his parents and his siblings, ‘coz
my family is very important to me too. In that way, I know how he would value the family we would have in the
future. He should be understanding and
thoughtful. He should know to throw a
joke here and there, but still has a serious side within him. He should respect me as a woman and trusts
me as a partner, but letting me move in my own world as I will let him move in
his own world too. He should know how
to treat each obstacle in our lives as a good learning experience as these
problems are the very same foundation of a stronger and binding relationship.
But come to think of it, I don’t usually end up with this
“ideal partner” thingy. I have realized
that when you love a person, all your ideals will no longer exist, it
won’t matter anymore because you already have loved this person for who he is
and have learned to accept his past, present and future as well.
So what is love without acceptance? Then it is not called
love.
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