Unconditional love. It sounds like such a wonderful thing, instinctually we know we want to stretch out and bask in it, but what actually is it?
Well, unconditional tells me that it can’t have any conditions on it. Ergo, no limitations, no boundaries.
What if I and my loved one are separated by distance? Doesn’t matter, says unconditional love.
What if I and my loved one are separated by time? That we haven’t seen the other for many years or more? Doesn’t matter, says unconditional love.
What if my loved one hurt me? Doesn’t matter, says unconditional love.
What if my loved one is lost to me? Doesn’t matter, says unconditional love.
Unconditional love does not contain the other types of love, though they may often be present at the same time. Unconditional love transcends the other types of love. It is cosmic. It encompasses all. It knows no boundaries, no rules, no exceptions.
All other loves have their own edges. Times when they are present and reasons when they are not. They are not and never will be unconditional. And this is good. One is not better than the other. They are different and they serve different needs.
When other loves are present, the potential for unconditional love exists. Whether it will manifest is dependent on too many factors to predict.
~Abysmal Witch