The other day I was reading this great definition of Love – “Love is giving someone the power to destroy us and trusting they won’t use it“.
This is such a true statement that it stopped me in my tracks. Here are a few aspects I find great in this statement:
- love is about giving first,
- it is about giving unconditionally, even with the risk of self-destruction,
- love is about creating vulnerability,
- love is about giving others power over ourselves.
True love might not even consider whether the other will use it to destroy us. It then becomes secondary.
Vulnerability is at the root of all great relationships, as long as it is given voluntarily. How do you render yourself vulnerable to your loved ones?
