Is Love A Choice?

While exploring the answer to this question I came across a definition in Wikipedia on-line: nnLove: nnLove is a profound feeling of tender affection for or intense attraction to another. It is considered a deep, ineffable feeling shared in passionate or intimate interpersonal relationships. However, in different contexts, the word love has a variety of related but distinct meanings: in addition to romantic love, which is characterized by a mix of emotional and sexual desire, other forms include Platonic love, religious love, familial love, and the more casual application of the term to anyone or anything that one considers strongly pleasurable, enjoyable, or desirable, including activities and foods. nnWell, now I know that love is manifested in “a variety of related but distinct meanings”. However, is love a choice? This inquiry was not answered in the quote above. nnMaybe looking at the opposite of love will enlighten us. Fear, not hate is the opposite nnlove, and who is a better guide on the subject than Emmanuel. I want to share with you the clue to what I was looking for in this channeled pearl of wisdom: nnThe Choice For love - nnnWhat does the voice of fear nnwhisper in your ear? nnFear speaks to you nnin logic and reason. nnIt assumes the language nnof love itself. nnFear tells you, nn“I want to make you safe.” nnLove says, nn“You are safe” nnFear says, nn“Give me symbols. nnGive me frozen images. nnGive me something nnI can rely on.” nnLoving truth says, nn“Only give me nnthis moment” nnFear would walk you nnon a narrow path nnpromising to take you nnwhere you want to go. nnLove says, nn“open your arms nnand fly with me.” nnEvery moment of your life nnyou are offered the opportunity nnto choose - nnlove or fear, nnto tread the earth nnor to soar the heavens. nn( Emmanule`s Book II) nnYes, for me love is a choice whenever I am confronted with fear, nnsince fear spells: nnFalse Evidence Appearing Real nnRaphael Wettenstein www.cafepress.com/ichooselove