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A conditional love is nothing but an infatuation, sexuality. Unconditional is the only way love can be. Wherever a condition comes in, love disappears. It cannot live in bondage, and a condition gives it an imprisonment. Love can only live like the vast sky. Love knows no boundaries.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Unconditional love is true love, while conditional love is merely infatuation.
This quote emphasizes the distinction between unconditional love, which is free and expansive, and conditional love, which is limited and imprisoning. It suggests that true love exists without restrictions, akin to the boundless nature of the sky, while any conditions imposed on love can lead to its disappearance and create a form of bondage that stifles its essence.
Themes
LoveUnconditionalConditionalFreedomBoundless
In practice
Example use cases
During a wedding ceremony, reciting this quote to highlight the nature of true love.
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