In Others’ Words: Love or Understanding

If I’m reading George Orwell’s words correctly, he seemed to believe that love and understanding are exclusive of one another. 

And yet, I find that the people who love me the best are also the very ones who take the time to understand me … the real me. Or is it that the ones who understand me the best are  the very ones who love me the most faithfully?

See how the two — love and understanding — are intertwined?

When you love someone you want to know them. Even more than that, you want to understand them: their history that made them who they are today, as well as their hopes and dreams for tomorrow. You want to speak comfort into their wounds and replace lies with truth.

It’s only as you commit the time and effort to understanding someone that you can truly love them. And in the process, you’ll come to understand yourself better, too.

In Your Words: So what do you think, friends? Do we choose between love and understanding? Or are love and understanding intertwined? What’s your perspective?

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