Selfishness and Love

During the 1930's there was a growing notice given to the concept that the American culture was becoming more and more selfish.  Apparently, the US Government does little useless studies in some form or another and in comparison to previous surveys, the 1932 one showed that the population had become distinctly more selfish!  The 1933 State of the Union address by President Roosevelt touched on this idea, by 1936 it was the point of the address!

These surveys showed how from pre-World War I the US population had gone from long range goals of bettering family, to only seeking pleasure for self.  Yeah, 80 years ago the trend was already in place.  Why care?  Because the surveys pondered what the long term affect of this trend would be on the nation, the family and the individual.

Welcome to 2015, where last night the long term affect can be seen disgustingly played out on ABC's The Bachelorette show.

We can look backwards to the 1930's and start tracking the breakdown of the American family, being pushed and pulled by distractions, fueled by wealth and completely dedicated to self interests.  Lost along the way has been religion, morality and the understanding of "love".  After-all, self interest is what has taken over and rules supreme in our hearts, minds and souls now.  Cast along the roadway - the wreckage of human souls destroyed by Satan's lies that self interest is best ...

So, back to Monday night's Bachelorette show, where Kaitlyn decides that casual sex is best played out in the public sector.  To quote her, "Sex is an important part of a relationship and must be ...."  Or in other words, "I want, I take, don't care how it plays out in the press ...".  Of course, in reality she does care because she has scarred her heart long ago in her past.  She wants a husband but is driven by selfish desire to have it all now - no matter the cost.  She thinks ...  But, I think inside of her she still knows that justifying herself is not going to get her what she really wants.

What does she want?  Same as any of us: unconditional love.  But, unconditional love does not put self before the other, quite the opposite.  So, she set herself up to not find what she actually wants - and Satan won, stealing any prize she might have found.  She was played, she was used and welcome to you future Kaitlyn ...

Under the plan Kaitlyn and all humanism devoted understanding:
the terms love and passion are interchangeable
but passion does not lead to love
any relationship is thus condemned from the beginning

As God laid it out:
friendship leads to love
love to marriage (commitment)
love safely has a component of passion

No, there is nothing selfish in God's plan.  There is no taking, there is no shame, there an unending expression of selfless love.

So, Kaitlyn screwed up on national TV, probably not for the first time, probably not for the last time - at least until someone can explain for her the above.  You want selfish desire?  You will never find what you will ultimately desire.  You want your best?  Then learn that passion is not love ...

Philosophy allows one to see the causes and effects.
Concern allows one to understand where Kaitlyn is.
Compassion allows one to know what Kaitlyn still has to learn.

If anything, if we can not change the direction of Western Culture, then it seems "the days of Noah" can not be that far away from us ... and the curse which goes with that.