Just Love

Yesterday was the last episode of Just Love, a chinese serial drama show. Of course, as the name sounds, got lots of lovey dovey stuffs la.. but before i go there, i would want to talk about something else first..

Would you love someone who has hurt u? would you still love someone who had done so many bad things to you? not so possible isn't it? you and me would probably curse them and wish them dead instead.. ok la.. not that extreme until wish for their death, but u get the picture.. when someone i dislike fall down, i think i would be happy and say 'dai sei' (cantonese for he/she deserves it)

but what does love challenge us to do? what does Jesus challenge us to do?

Love one another as I have loved you

Jesus kept loving us till his death.. He even prayed for those who persecute them by saying "forgive them Father, for they know not what they do."

that is real love.. to love even though people hate and persecute us.. but it is soooooooo not easy.. not just not easy.. it's down right HARD.

would you not bear grudges against someone who had bullied u? Would you not have hard feelings if your spouse were to abuse u and hit u? but think of it a bit deeper.. why would they ever do that? maybe the bullier is bullied at home and he learnt it from his parents.. maybe your spouse had a bad day at work and in his anger, he abused you....

Some might argue that for whatever reason, it is not right for one to hurt another... of course that's right.. that's why we have the law.. if everyone could hit everyone else when they are angry, then what would happen right??

but that's not the point.. the point is can we still love them despite all these suffering? can we see our limitations as humans, acknowledge it, see beyond it and finally love them back? of course we can.. we are great creatures created in the image of God that is capable of doing almost anything..

this is the greatest love anyone oculd acquire... and this type of love is called Agape.

back to the show.. the show potrays a lot of guy-girl relationship.. and this type of love is called Eros.. the main couple in the movie had a tough time together... they got together and married, divorced, fight for the right to take care of their son in court and finally got back together.. the show thought me 2 things

1. one would need to sacrifice a lot to maintain the relationship.. and love cannot be forced.

2. loving someone doesn't equate to living together.. it would be enough if you could do something for that love one.

God Bless~