An Analogy of Love?

As promised, here's a random thought I had a day or two ago. What's a good analogy for love? I'm not sure why this came to mind, I think someone gave one; however, if that's the case, I forget what it was. After thinking on it a bit, I believe I've found a pretty decent analogy, as well as a bit of a lesson to go along with it. Can you hear it? Sure!

When you start to love something, whether it be a person, pet, or even a object, it becomes a light to you; a light off in the distance. So naturally, you're have multiple lights all around you. However, the more you love something, the closer you move to it, and the brighter that light gets. As that light gets brighter and brighter, you're going to find it starts outshining the other lights, to the point where you may not even be able to see them anymore.



Now, this happens to most people in one way or another. This can be very good in some cases. If you're madly in love with God, your spouse, or family, among other things, these are all great things to focus on (although, God should always be the brightest light in your life!) There's another thing about light though.

Have you ever tried looking at the sun? You can really see much of it can you? I mean sure, it's a huge sphere in the sky, but there's not much to see other than blinding light. This is where loving something not so worthy (video games, "boy/girlfriends," ect.) can be very harmful to you. You see, when you get close to something and it gets really bright, meaning you love it a lot, you can't really see it clearly. You can't make out the details, or more so, the flaws in it. You start blindly following that one thing that had drawn you in from a distance, because you can't see actually see what it looks like now. This can be very hurtful, because not everything is what it seems like once you get up close.

So, in a nutshell, the analogy is that when you love something, it becomes a light to you, the more you love it, the brighter it gets. The brighter it gets, the less you will focus on other things, and the less you will question you reasons for loving it. The lesson? Be careful of what you love! Something may look nice from a distance, but make sure you know what you're getting into before you get too close. Because at a certain point, you may be too sucked in to realize that it's not as great as it looked. You should also make sure to examine the "lights" in your life. Step back, take a look at things from a little bit of a distance, just so you can see if it's really still good. Don't assume because somethings seemed, or was good, that it still is.

I hope I got you thinking a bit! Please feel free to comment on my analogy, or give one of your own! God bless you!

-Joshua