Like a Thought Process

Let's try it this way: On the one hand, love from family is obligatory; parents would be doing their children a criminal disservice by not loving them sincerely. You do not know or understand why you love your siblings so much, no matter what, but you just do. On the other hand, love from your "true" friends, partners, spouses is earned because—why would anybody decide to drop their guards, their inhibitions, for one human being? Why would anybody look at you and decide: I choose this one? How in the world are you worth it? The thought process would be: how can you compare the love of family to the love of seemingly outsiders? That is exactly the thing—your true family has known you since the very first day, and they have always chosen to stick with you no matter what. Yet think about it—a total stranger takes one look at you after you were born and decides they want you in their life as a friend, partner, spouse... for life. Don’t you think it’s mind-boggling? I had a di...