unrequited love...

For those of us who are south of the equator, love is in the air as spring started this weekend! And as I went to my car this morning here in Northern Europe, we are having an Indian summer day, so inspiring that the extra spring in your step is rather marked.

As I lay in bed last night, this subject popped into my head.

unrequited love: when someone does not love us back… or does love us but is afraid or unable to give and therefore does not act on it, or chooses not to do so.

My thoughts are that we as human beings inherently have a reciprocal nature to a degree, some more than others. Whether it is love, comfort, security or even disdain at the other end of the spectrum, some tend to express it more than others. Unrequited love, to me, is not so much as the absence of love, yet rather the inability to share it or choosing not to share it. With love comes many things—nuturing, growth and development. Without our giving what we perceive as our love to others in a way where it is communicated (whether through acts, attention or words), those around us will not grow into amazing beings. We need to know, in the sense that we hear it, smell it, feel it, can taste it. Yet how do we get those around us who are unable or afraid to reciprocate, to open up? As for those who choose not to, well, that is a thread of its own with many possibilities.

I will have to develop this further, yet in the interim I do have a letter you need to read that symbolizes questioning unrequited love:

http://nedlamont.com/news/1540/

Hear me out on this… how can a Senator, who pledges to uphold the Constitution, to honor their constituent’s needs and protect our military walk away from his duties? Where is the demonstrative love, why choose unrequited? Is it that he cannot give? Is afraid to do so? What are the repercussions should he uphold his end of the deal? Or, does he just not want to reciprocate?

As for the tribal retribution of hypocrisy, again Ned Lamont demonstrates that he is an upstanding character, unafraid and willing to question the perceived unrequited love Lieberman has for the people of not only Connecticut, but also the American people.

question: who is it that you need to reciprocate?