Lasting Love #1

An unlikely conversation between Romeo and Juliet NOT BY SHAKESPEARE Got 2 minutes?

I know, things should have ended better for us regarding all things love and life.

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To say the least. Our feuding families messed it up for us. T'was tragic.

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Many people are perplexed by love and life. I mean, who can explain what love is?

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Oh, can you? St. Augustine spoke prominently of God's love or love of God and, demeaningly, of human 'cravings.'

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Sure, but that God's love is different from the noble love we had for each other. Cravings? Thanks, Augustine.

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Yes, God's love is parental love, and a son or daughter of God responds with what is called filial piety.

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And the noble love we had for each other? How did that come about? Where does that fit in?

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Did we not fall gently in love, that is, come to love each other free from wild romance?

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We knew that the blessings of life flow from choices being taken benefitting the wellbeing of both.

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Could that fateful love have lasted were it not for our scheming parents?

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Perhaps, but there are always the others... You know, there are no guarantees in love or life. I wish there were.

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Still, amorous passions and good or bad choices - love that is - make the world go 'round.

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To that point, tender feelings and smart choices may lead to lasting love.

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And only once noble love has lasted shall it then be called true love!

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Continued...

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