“I
see my wife's sacrifices for me, which I appreciate. But my son shows me a new
kind of love. He has little to sacrifice for me, but when says, "Daddy,
sit next to me," or "Daddy, play with me," I know that he loves
me. I become important to them. I become a priority to them. I feel their love
in those ways not because it is validating in some way, but because I know that
of all the things my wife could be doing or of all the toys my son could play
with, they chose me over all of it. It's humbling, because it's a constant
reminder that though I don't deserve it, I need to be worthy of it.”
“It's hard to give a definitive answer to the
"best" way to show love. But I think that it becomes love when
another person is constantly at the top of your priorities—especially ahead of
your own needs or wants. I can't always be with my family, but they are my
priority and it is for them that I go to work for most of the day. It's not
rare for me to say, "I love you," but there must be action behind the
words so that the sentence becomes more of an explanation for everything I have
done for them rather than an apology for what I have done for myself.”
I love the last words about there needing to be action
behind saying “I love you.” It isn’t an explanation about why things aren’t a
certain way, or as Jared says an “apology.” The words “I Love You” should just
re-affirm what you have already showed them.
Speaking of Jared Heath, I want to give a shout out to him
and his book. He’s the author of “The Sound in the Silence” and an awesome
cousin!
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