Thread: Which is Love?
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Old 07-23-2007, 04:46 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Galatia View Post
Forcing a person we love to do something against his/her will, no matter how *right* we think we are, is neither ethical or helpful for the other person.

We are responsible for our own decisions and actions. Deciding what another person must do, no matter how much we care, is wrong. Each one is responsible to decide for himself.

Also: We are not responsible for the emotions we trigger to others. We are only responsible for how we handle the emotions the others are triggering to us. Which means that if someone we love is (for example) a gambler and we hate it, our responsibility is to express our feelings and not to tell him/her what we think he /she should do. Opinions on other people's lives should be expressed only if they are requested.
You've never had a person you loved with heroin addiction, have you?
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