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Story of the Week: The Difference Between Love And The Illusion Of Love

A Note from Jack: Being single your entire life does provide the opportunity to observe. I have stayed in close contact with my students through the years, and during my 30 years in the classroom, I witnessed some miraculous love stories and some very sad tragedies. Love to a human being is like water to a thirsty traveler going across the desert. In both cases, it is easy to be fooled by an illusion. I have spoken at the weddings of 22 of my former students. I have a hundred adopted nieces and nephews from a lifetime of involvement in so many love stories. To honor these, I offer the following observations...

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOVE AND THE ILLUSION OF LOVE
An excerpt from Gifts by the Side of the Road
by John Wayne "Jack" Schlatter

When you're In Love, the closer you get to each other, the more capable you feel of standing alone. Love opens the door for humor and lightness of spirit.

The illusion of Love creates a somber atmosphere born from the frustration that your sweetheart is not behaving the way you want him/her to.


Love unlocks the floodgates of truth. You feel free to share everything that is on your mind and in your heart.

The illusion of Love causes you to bury your deepest feelings because you don't trust the Love of your partner to the point that you know you can disagree with each other's thoughts without losing each other's affections.


Love has many channels of affection through conversation, letters, long walks, sharing activities, and having mutual friends and interests.

The illusion of Love is almost entirely dependent upon physical contact.


Love expands your world to include more family, more friends and more endeavors.

The illusion shrinks your world to the point where you have less time for your family, your friends and perhaps even some of your favorite pastimes, because the object of your affection demands you spend more time focusing on just him/her and his/her interests.


Where there is Love, sex follows friendship, caring, sharing,growing, believing and commitment. The illusion of Love tries to use sex to create...Continue

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