Unconditional love--what is it? Is it the love between a mother and a child? In most cases, yes, but unfortunately not always. We've all seen the news stories about mothers drowning their children or driving off bridges with the kids strapped in the backseat, and other situations fit for a horror movie.
Certain religions, including Christianity, believe their higher powers to be sources of unconditional love.
We'd like to think the love between a husband and wife is unconditional, but that is, unfortunately, almost never the case.
So, if you don't have kids, aren't religious, and suck at romantic relationships, are you tough-out-of-luck when it comes to unconditional love?
Of course not.
Man domesticated animals many years ago for the purpose of companionship. These domesticated animals are therefore virtually unable to survive on their own in the wild, as they have been bred to be pets. Companion animals. Another breathing body to be with you in times of trouble, uncertainty, pain. Someone who will love you no matter what. When your husband leaves you for his secretary, your best friend moves across the country, your parents have deceased, you've still got your dog beside you for consolation.
He doesn't care whether you dress in your best clothes and your makeup is perfect or if you stay in your pajamas all day, drowning your sorrows with ice cream--he'll even gladly lick the bowl for you when you don't feel like doing the dishes.
All pets ask is that you give them food, water, shelter, and a little attention every now and then. In return they'll do their very best to please you and beg for forgiveness when they upset you. Who wouldn't want that?
It's even proven that pets improve overall health, both physical and emotional. But I'll save that for another day. Now I'm going to go play fetch with my furry little best friends.
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