Love in the 1st degree

A good friend recently broke up with his boyfriend. Though he was the one who initiated the break up, he is still crying over the loss.

I find his love for his boyfriend admirable because despite being treated badly, he still wanted to provide for his boyfriend who earns very little. He paid for his mobile phone bills and almost every meal that they eat together. Even now, after the relationship had ended, he was still concerned about how the ex is going to survive. I know that it happens to many other people too.. but when I hear it from the mouth of a good friend, I saw how real the situation is.. Also, I had a lower expectation of his love for his boyfriend because he shares about how he wants to get the most out of his dates, giving the impression that since money means so much to him, he would not be so generous. Therefore, it must be love.

As I was listening to him over the phone, I thought it is really a wonderful kind of love when it is a love that is sacrificial and unconditional, that despite him not earning big bucks, he still wants to pay for his bf even when they have broken up, even when his boyfriend treats him just like a friend, even when he does not feel like he is the other half.

Of course, human love is never unconditional. Humans subconsciously still expect something when they love..

How wonderful is the love of Jesus that he gave up his life not so he will gain anything from us, but that we will gain everything from him. How wondereful is the love of God that He gave Jesus to us so we can have everything from him. Indeed, we will never know how much the Father loves us until we know how much He loves Jesus.
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