February 2024

“Dear Parents,
Love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is on the horizon, and your children are busily creating hearts, preparing for their class parties, and of course, learning about the true meaning of love. When all is said and done about the various types of love touted: brotherly love, romantic love, familial love, or agape (unconditional love), the fact remains that love ultimately is an action and not simply a feeling of affection.

Many people love the idea of “being in love,” but when things don’t work out quite the way they imagined they would, they discount the relationship with, “I really wasn’t in love after all” or “I just don’t feel the love anymore.” Both statements are sentimental at best, and self-centered at worst. Humans tend to get involved in relationships that benefit them personally. This is true of probably everything we endeavor or purchase as well. If you don’t think so, just listen to a really good salesman who will sell you their product by specifically telling you how you are going to benefit by buying it, whether you need it or not. “True love” is not simply sentimental or self-serving.”