Water Bearer, if you'd make a few alterations to your definition of unconditional love I'd be inclined to agree with you. Certainly, there is no logic involved in staying with someone when they are beating on you whether the beater is male or female (don't assume all beaters are male) however choosing to love unconditionally does not necessitate being a moron. Leaving someone who is beating you does not mean you don't love them. It does mean that you don't want to continue to take a beating. You can forgive someone for whatever they do to you but it doesn't mean you have to stick around and continue to take a beating.
Water Bearer if you are the victim of beatings I recommend you seek help through many of the shelters available for battered people. Furthermore I recommend that you forgive the person responsible and suggest to them, if possible, that they seek help. I certainly don't advocate you staying in a situation that is dangerous or potentially so but you do need to forgive or live with the bitter root that will most certainly harden your heart and taint your futurerelationships with others.
Again, seek help if needed. I wish you well.
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