Tenet

I believe in love.

That statement is about as cheesy as it gets, but it is how I honestly feel. I think I sometimes come across as a "modern" girl who aschews love and prefers cynicism, but truly, I'm not that way at all. Show me divorce rates, show me broken homes, lonely masses, suffering couples and broken hearts: I've seen them all already.

But I refuse to shake the idea that love - real, unconditional, selfless love - can conquer absolutely anything. It takes maturity and sensitivity, but it's possible. It doesn't even have to be romantic love. Once you've cared about someone as much as you possibly can, once you've felt what it's like to care about someone else more than you care about yourself, nothing else will do. Everything in your life becomes part of a quest to feel that again. It's passionate, it's intense, and it's addictive.

The funny thing is, real love isn't dramatic. It isn't about starry eyes or aching hearts. It just is. It becomes a part of you, and if it's truly unconditional, it doesn't even have to be returned. I care about so many people who don't even know it. I would do anything for them.

Because if you really care, the line between doing something for yourself and doing something for someone else is blurred beyond recognition. After awhile, it's all the same.

And it's the only thing worth living for.