I would differ with Strangess and Telnar here. I have experienced both in abundance. There is a certain ... utility, perhaps, in the hater exposing himself, as Strangess suggested -- but they do not always do so.
On the other hand, to be loved for something you are not can mean to be loved for the potential you have to be something you almost are -- and this can inspire you to struggle to be that which you can be, in order to live up to the love that you have been given.
That is no burden, and no falsity; instead, it is a powerful motivator.
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Date: 2003-12-26 09:30 pm (UTC)On the other hand, to be loved for something you are not can mean to be loved for the potential you have to be something you almost are -- and this can inspire you to struggle to be that which you can be, in order to live up to the love that you have been given.
That is no burden, and no falsity; instead, it is a powerful motivator.
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