Unconditional Love

Something I have noticed with my two cats that you don't see in many people is unconditional love.  Both of my boys show love in different ways.  Falcor's favorite display of affection is to lick then nibble then a slight lick again.  Orion's display of affection is to snuggle close and flop himself against you and be as close as he possibly can.  No matter what is going on in life whether it is issues with a job, issues with a spouse or anything they show love.  There are times when you can tell when they are mad at you (Falcor likes to fart on pillows), but they quickly forget and show love and want attention.  They don't put conditions on loving their "momma."  Cats accept us for who we are and don't judge.  I could be singing the most embarrassing song and dancing like an idiot in my room and they will love and accept me for that.   They don't get upset with you for changing or doing something out of character.  They just keep on loving  you.  All they want in return is for you to love them back.

That is something people need to learn.  We need to understand that love is nothing something that we should put conditions on.  It is not
something that we do to get something from someone, something we hold other another's head.  Unconditional love is loving someone despite all their faults and failures.  We think so much of ourselves in every aspect of our lives that we tend to forget that we need to show someone that we love them for the simple fat that they are who they are.  Much like animals do.  But how can we as people love an animal unconditionally but not the people in our lives?  Why is it we put conditions on loving the people who are the closest to us?  How can we tell someone we love them and then make demands of them?

How can we claim to love someone unconditionally when we expect something more in return?  Shouldn't it be that we love them for them and the only thing we expect is for them to love us back and for them to be happy.  How can we not accept someone for who they are and love them for who they are and not who we want them to be?