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Love is always conditional not because it it always transactional. It is conditional because there are prerequisite circumstances in which we, as humans, can love.

Because we do not possess infinite time nor energy,

because we need a reason to love,

because we cannot understand everything,

because our emotions exist,

our love must be conditional.

But with what time we have,

with what reason we can muster,

with the modicum of understanding we’ve accumulated,

with the heart that we’ve fostered over the course of our lives,

we can love with a love that is profoundly selfless, irrevocably pure, and absolutely powerful.