Feelings trap us in the self, Tony dear. Doing a thing because you feel wonderful about it–even a work of charity–is in the end a selfish act. We perform the work not to feel wonderful but to know and love the other. It's the same with your romance. You may not feel your love, but God is still your loved one, your other. Tony Hendra
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Feelings trap us in the self, Tony dear. Doing a thing because you feel wonderful about it—even a work of charity—is in the end a selfish act. We perform the work not to feel wonderful but to know and love the other. It's the same with your romance.

You may not feel your love, but God is still your loved one, your other. People who do things for their own benefit do not love God or anyone else. They only love themselves.

Source: Father Joe: The Man Who Saved My Soul

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