Most of the time, we place expectations on our friends and our loved ones.
In exchange for the love, friendship, care and help that we give to them, we expect them to be nice to us, to do what we want them to do, and not to do what we do not want them to.
In this way, our relationships are somewhat like business contracts, with a whole set of unwritten rules: "I will do this for you as long as you are nice to me; I will help you as long as you do what I want."
This kind of love is called "conditional love" - love with strings attached.
- Awakening a Kind Heart, by Ven. Sangye Khadro
In exchange for the love, friendship, care and help that we give to them, we expect them to be nice to us, to do what we want them to do, and not to do what we do not want them to.
In this way, our relationships are somewhat like business contracts, with a whole set of unwritten rules: "I will do this for you as long as you are nice to me; I will help you as long as you do what I want."
This kind of love is called "conditional love" - love with strings attached.
- Awakening a Kind Heart, by Ven. Sangye Khadro
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