Definition of love and what are people worth?
C.S. Lewis defined genuine love not as a fleeting emotional feeling, but as a deliberate state of the will and a steady wish for the ultimate good of another person. ** This is the definition of love that I used. **** **** Separate issue: I used to say... What if everyone on earth is to be treated as (potentially) a beloved child of God. As someone who could be adopted into his household or a member of his kingdom or a beloved member of his family. And what if they could be seen as potential co-heirs with Christ. But as an abstraction. And only if redeemed. And only if they choose redemption. And as a model for focusing my thoughts, it's a good one. Because you can see people as valuable. All sorts of people as having value. And basically being sacred just in showing up and being someone who is human and has a soul. It doesn't mean you have to love them. They might be bad people. But it's a start to thinking. You can just decide that people have value. And see them as havin...