Words To Remember

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast. It is not proud, it is not rude. It is not self-seeking. Love is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil, but rejoices in the truth."

People have a way of forgetting that I spent over 8 years attending church(and part of that teaching Sunday school), so when they find that one of my most important sayings is a Bible verse, they act shocked. They ask me if I'm religious.

Obviously, I'm not, but there is wisdom to be gathered from everything. When I was little, I used to collect quotes from all over the place, and when I'm facing a troubling situation, they occasionally come to back to me.

This one occurred to me last night. The beautiful boy and I had the most subtle of disagreements. He thought a certain kind of joke was funny(what kind, I do not feel like explaining, but it was a kind that is extremely bothersome to me on a personal level).

"No, it's not."

"Sure it is."

I let it go. I adhered to another of my principles; You cannot blame someone for what they do not know. Even so, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth. How could he? Didn't he recognize that I never take that tone with him? Couldn't he see that I hardly ever disagreed with a word he said? Dammit, why didn't he shut his stupid face?

I resolved to keep my distance the rest of the night. Surely, he would notice the difference in my demeanor and apologize.

Love is patient. It keeps no record of wrongs.

I ended up leaning against him on the way home to try and sleep, and this morning I woke up snuggled next to him as always.

I can't blame him for the things I never told him. I can't be surprised when he can't magically interpret my actions. I can only remember that he loves me(even when he's a jerk).