Love Doesn't Divide

Commodities, stocks, trade, exchange, futures... these phrases don't have much meaning for most of us in our daliy lives. The only time we hear or use these words are in our monthly meetings with a financial advisor, if at all. We work hard to manage our resources in the most benificial way. Take time for instance. There is only so much time in a day; so much time to sleep, eat, work, read, exercise, spend with friends, etc. Once that time is up the next day arrives whether or not you are finished with the previous day. It would be nice if I could borrow and sell time from one day to the next to essentially speed up or slow down some days but alas that isn't how it works. However, the greatest commodity that we manage in our lives isn't time. It isn't financial at all. It is love. While that may sound a little crazy and even stupid think of love as a commodity, that's exactly how it occurred to me when Schaeffer was born. I love me wife with all that I am and now another person is coming along that I should love with all that I am; how am I supposed to divide my love? I refused to be one of those parents that abandon their spouse for their kids; or to love one child more than another. I am happy to say that as soon as Schaeffer was born I didn't have to think of a way to manage my love because my love had mysteriously multiplied. I didn't think too much about it at first other than to be grateful for my lack of a quandry about how to manage my love; but upon further reflection I am left with one shining truth. Love is the only commodity that doesn't divide. Rather, whenever you give it away, it multiplies.