CS Lewis Inspirational Quote About Love
“To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket- safe, dark, motionless, airless–it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable.” -C.S. Lewis (Four Loves)
The Vulnerable Love and Its Risk
I have written several times about how if we choose to love then it requires us to be vulnerable. The interactions that we have with the most important people in our lives can cause us the most pain as well as joy. There is no possibilities about it. Someone close to you will hurt you to the point that you wish you could close up your heart and not allow him or her back in.
You feel like you cannot risk the pain that love brings.
But when you are inches away from closing the door to your heart, you realize that you will not be able to lock it. Tomorrow will always provide the hope for love and reconciliation. The hurt and strained relationships heal and your love grows stronger every time you strain it much like a professional athlete’s muscle.
When the healing is complete and you are able to smile again and share openly with those important people in your life, you know that love is truly worth the risk of being vulnerable to the deepest pains. It is in the knowledge of accepting that each other will be hurt at some point which allows love to blossom.
“I think this is a great book and everyone who is married, dating, or contemplating dating in the future should read this book. Very helpful in realizing how to analyze and work on speaking to your partners or family members.”
“After 15 years of marriage and three children, this simple little book helped me to remember that marriage is not just about meeting the right person, it’s also about being the right person. A small time commitment over 40 days breathed now life back into our marriage. I highly recommend it to all married couples.”
“I’ve read all the relationship books, even the ones by the authors whose quotes appear on this cover, and I can say with complete conviction that this is by far the best of the lot. Dr. Sue Johnson’s warm, authoritative, and reassuring tone sets the stage for a whole lot of incredibly useful advice. The book gives you a new way to view your relationship and the tools to improve it, whether it needs improving or not! Her form of couples therapy is apparently one of the very few to be proven to work, and that’s really the bottom line. Do yourself and your partner a big favor and buy this book! I highly recommend it.”
“I have always loved my wife but I haven’t always been able to show that to her. This book helped me to better understand to react to her in a way that promotes solving problems rather than causing them continue. More importantly it helped her to be more respectful. She had always complained we weren’t able to communicate well and this book helped her learn to decode the things I had always wanted to tell her. She has become very proficient at expressing her feelings in a way that is respectful and makes me want to show her love. “
Click Here to browse the most popular relationship books offered on Amazon
Hello! My name is Stephen Miracle. I am the founder of altNoise. I have worked in ministry for the last decade. Please enjoy and freely share these articles created with love.
Prayer Requests and Comments