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Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 8:21 am
by steve-in-kville
Came across my social media feed today.
Love needs action.
Trust needs proof.
Sorry needs change.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 2:52 pm
by Ken
I disagree.
One of the things that I've learned from 25 years of married life, is that love often doesn't need action. Sometimes it just means being there and nothing else. Often my wife tells me things, not because she wants me to "fix" them or do anything. But simply because she wants me to listen and not actually do anything. Took me a while to learn that.
As for trust and proof? They are actually kind of opposites. If you have proof about everything then you don't need trust. Trust is what fills in the gaps. The more proof you have, the less trust you need. And the less proof you have, the more trust you need. Faith works the same way.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 4:23 pm
by steve-in-kville
Ken wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 2:52 pm
I disagree.
One of the things that I've learned from 25 years of married life, is that love often doesn't need action. Sometimes it just means being there and nothing else. Often my wife tells me things, not because she wants me to "fix" them or do anything. But simply because she wants me to listen and not actually do anything. Took me a while to learn that.
As for trust and proof? They are actually kind of opposites. If you have proof about everything then you don't need trust. Trust is what fills in the gaps. The more proof you have, the less trust you need. And the less proof you have, the more trust you need. Faith works the same way.
I kind of agree and disagree, both at the same time. I must ponder this a bit.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 4:24 pm
by Praxis+Theodicy
Love needs action = yes.
Trust needs proof = no.
Sorry needs change = yes.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 4:36 pm
by ohio jones
I would put it like this:
Love produces action.
Trust produces proof.
Sorry produces change.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 5:12 pm
by Sudsy
My turn
Love needs action - yes, even if it is restraint
Trust needs proof - no, I can chose to trust without proof
Sorry needs change - no, in the sense that I can feel regret but then make the same mistake again
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 6:41 am
by steve-in-kville
Some good replies so far.
Re: Do you agree with this statement? Part 3
Posted: Fri May 10, 2024 7:33 am
by Grace
-Love needs action - 1 John 3:18 "My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth".
-Trust needs proof - People with integrity is proof enough to trust them.
-Sorry needs change - Saying we are sorry is like love. Both are easy to say, but to know if someone truly loves or is sorry, they need to be backed up with "deed and truth".