Greetings, Everyone.
I recently saw a fragrance commercial that begins with a young, beautiful actress who is supposedly arguing with her significant other, and he is heard off-camera declaring, "I love you," to which she challenges him, "Prove it!"
The next 20 seconds are then a hodgepodge of supposed dramatic re-enactments of what it means to "prove one's love", which, according to this commercial, apparently consists of holding hands, jumping off piers into deep waters while dressed in full formal attire, screaming at and pushing each other out of the way, then later holding each other close, and still later yet, storming off in a huff, speeding away in a convertible with your friends.
It's interesting to me that it seems so many people in today's world translate "love" as being "drama", and sometimes it seems as if the more drama there is, the more a person loves you.
So many people are looking for someone to "prove" his or her love, because deep down, many of us are looking for that person whom we believe would jump off a pier with us while holding our hand... and more importantly, someone who will fight to not only earn but keep our love, and, ultimately, love us so much that they would do anything to protect us or stay by our side, even if it would cost the person their very own life.
We want someone who can "prove" that they love us... possibly enough to die for us, if that's what it took.
But why is that?
Is it because we have a God who already set the ultimate standard by dying for us in the first place?
How important is it that someone "prove their love" to you, and what extremes would you expect them to go through in order to do so? (And maybe you are someone who doesn't expect love to be dramatic or have extreme highs or lows--please feel free to share, because all thoughts, whether extreme or in the middle, are most certainly welcome.)
Right now I want to discuss the thought of "why" we want someone to not only love us, but to "prove" that they "actually do." I know that on its own, this thread is going to sound a bit one-sided and selfish.
But depending on how this discussion goes, I have an idea for a sequel that will hopefully encompass a more two-sided view of the topic.
God bless, and thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and experiences.
I recently saw a fragrance commercial that begins with a young, beautiful actress who is supposedly arguing with her significant other, and he is heard off-camera declaring, "I love you," to which she challenges him, "Prove it!"
The next 20 seconds are then a hodgepodge of supposed dramatic re-enactments of what it means to "prove one's love", which, according to this commercial, apparently consists of holding hands, jumping off piers into deep waters while dressed in full formal attire, screaming at and pushing each other out of the way, then later holding each other close, and still later yet, storming off in a huff, speeding away in a convertible with your friends.
It's interesting to me that it seems so many people in today's world translate "love" as being "drama", and sometimes it seems as if the more drama there is, the more a person loves you.
So many people are looking for someone to "prove" his or her love, because deep down, many of us are looking for that person whom we believe would jump off a pier with us while holding our hand... and more importantly, someone who will fight to not only earn but keep our love, and, ultimately, love us so much that they would do anything to protect us or stay by our side, even if it would cost the person their very own life.
We want someone who can "prove" that they love us... possibly enough to die for us, if that's what it took.
But why is that?
Is it because we have a God who already set the ultimate standard by dying for us in the first place?
How important is it that someone "prove their love" to you, and what extremes would you expect them to go through in order to do so? (And maybe you are someone who doesn't expect love to be dramatic or have extreme highs or lows--please feel free to share, because all thoughts, whether extreme or in the middle, are most certainly welcome.)
Right now I want to discuss the thought of "why" we want someone to not only love us, but to "prove" that they "actually do." I know that on its own, this thread is going to sound a bit one-sided and selfish.
But depending on how this discussion goes, I have an idea for a sequel that will hopefully encompass a more two-sided view of the topic.
God bless, and thank you very much for sharing your thoughts and experiences.