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EspañolYou ask me what I want? To love and be loved. Really, truly, in a big way. I have the right not to want discounts, bargains, and used garments.
Nobody said great, faithful, definitive love was easy; however, it is possible and truly incredible. I am not fooled by the mediocre, selfish, and cowardly proposal of those who say that faithful and eternal love is not possible.
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“It is a love that never gives up, even in the darkest hour. It shows a certain dogged heroism, a power to resist every negative current, an irrepressible commitment to goodness.” (The Joy of Love, n.118)
Commentary
The consumerist propaganda channeled in such a powerful way through the new technologies invites society, especially young people, to live fleeting relationships, occasional encounters without commitments, to use others, and let themselves be used by others—cheap love.
Boys are made to believe that being with many women is synonymous with masculinity. Girls are taught to put all their values into their physical appearance, getting trapped in a vicious circle that only hurts them. This is the love of male and female animals, love of dominance and appearance. These types of relationships have nothing to do with authentic love.
The results of being content with this are disappointments and disenchantments, betrayals, suffering, sadness, insecurity, anxieties, intimate damage.
Suppose we seek to love and be loved authentically. In that case, we must strive to live with conviction and coherence the values and virtues of the excellent lover: honesty, fidelity, generosity, personal commitment, even if the current pushes us in the opposite direction, even if the wrong path is the easiest.
Not infrequently, we will have verified that what is worth is what costs.
