LOVE

I think people give “love” an unfair meaning these days. They love the reason behind people and things, not people themselves. which changes the meaning of love. They often mistake their lust with love. I think love shouldn’t be just for a period of time. It should have comprehensive and extensive meaning.
Let me ease the matter by proposing some simple questions. Didn’t you love to go to school? You might say yes. I say: have you tried to find why did you loved to go to school? You might have seen your friend just graduating and finding a good job, paying him good money. Then, I say: you love money not school. You might want to have prominent status in society that is why you went to school. I say: you love status not school. Didn’t you love to have that car, computer, television, game or etc. your saying: yes. Then, why did you start forgetting about it and start loving and desired to having the same kind but, newer version of it as soon as it came to the market? It might sound derisive. These cars, computers, pens, games, televisions and so many other things are not that important to think that deep about. You are right. But, I think these small unimportant things are best exercises to master controlling your lust and self (NAFS). It will help you be ready to distinguish true love for important things in your life. So, find out the main reason why you love something or someone. Distinguish if you love the reason or the one itself? If the reason you love your spouse is money. You might end up divorcing your spouse in the second month, after finding a better person with more money. It means you didn’t love your spouse for who he or she was. You loved what he or she had.
There are true samples of love in this world you might want to know. Very close to you, one of them is your mother. No matter how ugly you are. your mother loves you more than the prettiest person, her whole life. She not just takes care of you, changes your diapers and feeds you with patience while you are the most annoying little child. She also do love you at the same time. Those soldiers are samples of true love who face death every second. But, they still fight for their countries freedom. Those writers can allege that they love their careers who write the truest dangerous words of the rulers.
One way or another, you are going to experience this in your life. Then, Control your indomitable acute lust and Love things for what they are before it is too late.