I thought I knew what love was before giving birth to my baby, but whatever I had experienced in the past paled in comparison to the utterly unconditional love I immediately felt for the little bundle I now held in my arms.
Interpretation
The quote expresses the profound and transformative experience of unconditional love that a parent feels for their child upon birth.
Linda Thompson reflects on her prior understanding of love, only to realize that the love she felt for her baby at birth was far deeper and more unconditional than any love she had previously experienced. This moment of connection highlights the unique and powerful bond between a parent and their child, emphasizing how becoming a parent can redefine one’s emotions and perceptions.
In practice
During a baby shower, to express the profound love a new mother feels.
I was in the parking lot, with the key in the car, and I thought to myself: If this is my last night on earth, would I rather spend it at a business meeting or with this woman? I ran across the parking lot, asked her if she'd have dinner with me. She said yes, we walked into town, and we've been together ever since.
I've been in love with people and ideas in several cities and learned that the lovers I've loved and the ideas I've embraced depended on where I was, how cold it was, and what I had to do to be able to stand it.
The past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one’s dreams would have no meaning.
Each time of life has its own kind of love.
I saw within Its depth how It conceives_x000D_ _x000D_ All things in a single volume bound by Love_x000D_ _x000D_ of which the universe is the scattered leaves.
I fell in love, not deep, but I fell several times and then fell out.
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