Love Doesn't Exist Without Sacrifice.

I put this line in my facebook and my boss thought why am i suddenly all emo about love. its not true la. i actually kinda grasp this line from The Last Airbender

It spoke to me right away. Whenever people mention the word love, everyone will straight away refer to the boy-girl-relationship kind of love but its not necessary just that.

And love doesn't exist without sacrifice.

Just like if Jesus hadn't loved us, He wouldn't sacrificed Himself for us on the cross 2010 years ago while we were all still sinners.

If our parents hadn't loved us, they wouldn't sacrifice their money, time and energy to nurture us, to discipline us (which we usually take it as something negative), to educate us and all. They could have spend their hard-earned money on good vacations and to buy themselves things they like but nope. They'd rather use those money to pay for our (tertiary) education and to get all the necessary money to sustain the family. They could have gotten themselves Iphone but instead they'd just do with their basic-function Nokia mobiles. With their money, they could have gotten themselves a BMW 5 series or Mercedes Benz E class but they'd just do with their Toyota Vios E series or even Proton cars. But those are their hard-earned wages and they themselves deserve the best, instead they'd use them for us

And if we hadn't loved our friend, we wouldn't drive all the way up to PJ to pick a friend up for a meal and send our friend back. We wouldn't fetch our friend to school in KL and pick her later on at night when KL city looks like a dead town filled with danger at night. We wouldn't take the extra mile to make sure they've taken their meals, or if they're safe at home and superbly don't mind getting caught in a bad traffic just to spend slightly more time with them. If we hadn't loved our friend, we wouldn't sacrifice not seeing that person or contacting that person like we usually do when their loved ones are with them and tried not to put our friend in a state of dilemma and at the same time wanting them to know that they are not forgetten and we're still here when they're caught in the love bubble. If we hadn't loved our friend, we wouldn't mind being hurt and disappointed by their acts and bear it on our own.

And of course if we hadn't loved our gf/bf, we wouldn't save all our money or to work part time just to get them something really nice like an Ipod or a watch just to see their smile. If we hadn't loved our gf/bf, we wouldn't go all miles to catch a glimpse of them from afar when its not very convenient for ourselves to appear for some reasons. If we hadn't loved our gf/bf, we wouldnt go against our parents or tried making a stand for our loved ones when parents feel otherwise.

Look, all those examples given above are examples of sacrifices -- be it money, energy, time. But if it wasn't for love, these sacrifices will carry no significance.