Consider first how the classic childhood fairy tales and cartoons have pre-set the notion of eternal serenity into our minds. We've all heard how the adventures of Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, and Cinderella all end with that fateful land of "happily ever after." Maybe these endearing tales instill the notions that love and happiness are easily maintained. Many of the characters did battle great obstacles to earn their happiness, but once they've found that ideal life, they just disappear into the mist of forever.
Even many romantic movies and novels we read as adults continue to present such scenarios. We see the characters struggle though the dramas, the ups and downs of life, then find their happy ending. Readers and viewers are then left to fill in the blanks, usually being led to believe that everything remains pleasant and content forevermore. Still, experience teaches us the harsh reality that love is a continual challenge, one that never just reaches a magical point where everything become second nature. It's undoubtedly one worth every effort and trial, but it never stops requiring nurturing. That's the value of true, unconditional love-one the "classics" fail to demonstrate.
Even in the truest of loves, even when we may feel total contentment in a relationship, the bond requires maintenance. We need to learn and practice every day the art of keeping love alive in our lives and in our relationships. It's the little things that show we still treasure our connections to our loved ones. We simply never can express too much love.
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