Be a best friend, tell the truth and overuse “I love you.”
To many people the saying “I love you” may not mean anything, but to me it means everything. I have always grown up with a close knit family. Every time we talk to each other on the phone or leave each other we always say “I love you.” It does not matter if they are aunts, uncles, cousins, parents, siblings, sisters or brothers; it is always being said. Not only do we have a close knit family, but we have a close knit group of friends. It is very common for my friends to tell each other that we love each other on the phone, in person, or even in text. I get many random text from my friends that just say “I love you and I am thankful for you.” The saying “I love you” is not just something that is thrown around without meaning from us. Not only do we say we love each other, but it is also proven with actions.
I always hear the quote “life is too short.” Well that’s a quote that is so true. Life is short, way too short. The Bible says that “Life is like a vapor in the wind, here today and gone tomorrow.” Since we know life is so short we need to start living like it is. Let the one’s that you love know that they are loved. I met someone for the very first time and her first words to me were “Hey! I don’t know you, but I love you!” As I laughed a little I realized not only did she say it, she also meant it.
We often get in a habit of just saying “I love you” and to some it may become meaningless. Make it known, don’t just think it; say it. Many think that the saying “I love you” can be overused, but I am not that person. While you still have the time, tell the ones you love. It seems that every time that we turn around lately someone else is sick or has passed away. What if you love someone and you never make it known? That will be something that you may regret for the rest of your life. So while you have the time, this month, this day, this hour, this very second, make it known.
I have never met anyone regretting saying that they loved someone, but I know many people who wish that they would have told the person that they loved. Make it known, overuse “I love you,” but don’t let it become meaningless. Say it, mean it, show it and prove it. I will always be one of these people that overuse “I love you” but it will never be something that I regret saying or doing. When I love, I love with all that I am. Yes sometimes the people that you love will hurt you and you will go through heartbreaks, but that is okay; because everyone faces them. Do not let the fear of future heartbreaks keep you from telling someone that you love them, let it be known.
One thing I will always know is that I love and I am loved. I may overuse the saying “I love you,” but hey, that is okay! I want to make it known. Overusing “I love you” is better than never using it. So be a best friend, tell the truth, overuse “I love you”, never let your praying knees get lazy and love like crazy.
