jacob and rachel

i was reading on Jacob and Rachel from Genesis.
their story is a long one,
and is purty complicated.
mostly dealing with love
and discontent.
here are some of the lines from the commentary.
"True love requires thorough knowledge. To profess to love someone we do not know intimately is merely to love our mental image of that person. And if he/she does not measure up to our mental image, then our so-called “love” turns to disillusionment and resentment, and sometimes to hatred."

"One great test of true love, therefore, is the ability to wait. Infatuation is usually in a hurry because it is self-centered. It says, “I feel good when I am with you, so I want to hurry up and get you to the altar before I lose you and lose these good feelings.” Love says, “Your happiness is what I want most of all, and I am willing to wait, if need be, to be sure this is what is best for you.” And if it is real, it will stand the test of time."

"Some husbands say, “I could love her more if she would only be sweet.” Love that functions only when she is sweet is not really love. God wants wives to sense their husbands’ intense love for them even when they are acting like stinkers. Maybe men should ask themselves this question periodically, especially in the middle of a disagreement, “Is my wife conscious of my love right now? Is she feeling love, or is she feeling anger, hostility, and rejection?” God made a wife with the need to rest secure in her husband’s love at all times. And that will depend largely on the attitude her husband projects by things as little as the look on his face and the tone of his voice, especially when she is moody and disagreeable."

if you want to read the whole commentary and the mess that was Jacob's life,
here's the link http://www.bible.org/page.php?page_id=1291

.craziness.

-Lnk-