When someone thinks of the symbol of love they automatically think of the heart, which seems to be the universal symbol of love. However, love doesn’t start at the heart at all. It must pass through “the doors” in order to get a hold of the heart. What are these “doors” you ask? They are the eyes. The heart is merely an organ that pumps blood throughout your body unless the eyes say otherwise. The meeting of the eyes is where amor, love, begins. True love enters through the eyes but resides in the heart. In other words, love and the idea of love are commonly confused. Love at first sight, amor a primera vista, enters through the eyes but lives and flourishes in the heart. Sometimes in order to open your eyes to love someone or something must open them for you. Love at first sight tells how easily confused love and lust can be. In order to reach the heart love must pass through the eyes which sometimes can be deceiving. You may not know love when it hits you. You may be blind to love until you realize otherwise.
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Attachment is forbidden. Possession is forbidden. Compassion, which I would define as unconditional love, is central to a Jedi's life, so you might say we're encouraged to love. <3
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