Being in Love. With everyone.

When I love someone:

I don't sigh at them.
I don't laugh at them.
I don't talk bad about them.
I don't ignore them.
I don't harm them.
I don't cheat on them.
I don't steal from them.
I don't lie to them.
I don't agitate them.
I don't disrespect their desires.
I don't let my annoyances surface.

I would be patient with them.
I would get up at 3am and pick them up if they needed a ride.
I would give them my chocolate, even if I wanted it.
I would listen to their ideas and problems.
I would help them do work they can't do, even if I don't want to.
I would cry with them.
I would do anything in my power to make them happy.
I would do the dishes every morning for them.
I would drop anything I was doing to be with them.
I would lend them my favorite expensive bike.

I don't love everyone, unfortunately.

I realized, the other day, when I treated someone sub-optimally, that I didn't treat them poorly because I disliked or hated them--it was merely because I didn't love them. I need to love everyone, even the people that are annoying, or have wronged me, and especially the people I don't ever want to see again. They don't deserve to be treated poorly. Everyone deserves to be loved.

If I am not treating someone the way that I would treat the person that I'm in love with, then I'm not treating them good enough.