You know what I love about love? It's power. The power of love is something that is so strong and so empowering, that it consumes you and becomes a part of you. You know something else about love :
LOVE DOESN'T KNOCK YOU DOWN
Sure, sure, sure, people will sing songs about love 'knockin' em down', but let's face it, that ain't love knockin' us down, that's life. Life and all of its mysterious variables is what knocks us down most of the time and yeah, life does get hard. Sometimes, our trials and tribulations are needed to make us stronger and better people. We don't necessarily choose the life we live, but we are able to play the hand we are dealt and decide what path we want to walk down. Be it the best or worst decision, its a part of life, and like I so often sing to myself:
"...WE FALL DOWN, BUT WE GET UP
FOR A SAINT IS JUST A SINNER WHO FELL DOOOOOOOOOWN..."
Falling isn't fun. I'll admit, its hilarious to watch someone running full speed, trip, and fall down, but there's still a concern for that person's safety and well being. I at least want to ask, "Hey, are you ok?" When you look at it from that point of view, love has absolutely nothing to do with falling. Even the season of autumn is called "Fall", and that's the time of year when all of the trees take a deep breath in, let their leaves die, and turn into cold wooden shells. Yeah, it looks cool seeing the colors of the maple leaf change, but the reality of it is that leaf is about to drop off the face of the Earth soon, literally... and if we want to compare love to seasons:
LOVE MAKES US SPRING
Love gives you bounce. Love gives you life, and brings you back to life. Love isn't what knocks you down, its what PICKS YOU UP! Love makes you stand. Love is building, not destruction. Love is giving, not taking away. Love is patience, not rushed and anxious. Love is that energy that lifts you, when the rest of your thoughts and emotions are telling you to hide, telling you to hurt, and telling you to hate. Don't ever fall in love, because love isn't designed to fall and fail. Love won't allow you to fall, love will give you legs:
STAND IN LOVE
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