love and infatuation
The Counterfeits of Love
1. Love brings out the best in us. It inspires excellence. Infatuation inspires mediocrity.
2. Love is secure and inspires trust. Infatuation is insecure and generates suspicion and intense jealousy.
3. Love is calm and unhurried. Infatuation is rush and frenzied.
4. Love is socially inclusive - it widens our circle and invites ohers in. Infatuation is socially exclusive - it closes the circle andkeeps others out.
5. Love knows romance and spirituality are intertwined and fully compatible. Infatuation believes that romance and spirituality are separate and incompatible.
“Falling in love” focuses on meeting the right person
“Genuine love” focuses on being the right person.
