C.s. LewisDo not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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Love is something that most of us spend most of our lives searching for. Love is something we talk about, but rarely do we actually put it to use. When we learn to act as if we love someone, we come to love them.
Source: Mere Christianity
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