It is easy to do what feels good in the moment. Easy to make people feel good for a moment. Nice to see people smile for a moment. It feels very loving to do these things - for a moment.
The reality of that moment may not show up for years.
Feel good moments are sometimes just band aids that keep us from seeing the damage we do. Tragedies lurk under those band aids.
It is the old stitch in time saves nine theory. Helping someone continue to do unhealthy things, wrong things, only magnifies the problems in the long run.
Real love is not feeling good in the moment. It is doing the right thing for the right reasons.
We can make excuses, or we can make a difference.
Deep inside our hearts we know the difference.
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