Rambling Thoughts: Obstacles to Loving One Another I (TIME)

A wise friend posited that there are two obstacles to loving one another: time and selfishness. Another wise friend desposited fear and insecurity as well. I'd have to wholeheartedly agree. And then I must approach it from a different perspective. They are two sides of the same coin. And travelling down this road we may run into an interesting perspective of what love is...

For the most part love requires time, time is the environment where love is manifested. (Any connection between God being eternal and God being love?)

Why DON'T we have time?

Because we're busy.

Why are we busy?

Because we're forced to be busy...ah but we are not. Therefore we choose to be busy.

Rather than stopping there and condemning ourselves, or going off on a rant about how evil, vapid, and selfish we are, let's go deeper.

Why do we CHOOSE to be busy? Or better yet, to do busyness.

See, we choose to do something because we think doing it will be better than things will be if we DON'T do it. Specifically, things will be better for us. And incidentally, that which we choose is better than all the other options we are aware of at the time of choosing.

Interestingly enough, I submit that at the heart of our busyness are the other issues we've mentioned: selfishness, fear, and insecurity.