What Love Could Be Like

During my grading, sorting, and computing, I found that I hadn't finished grading some quizzes from my freshmen video students. I love reading what my students think. They'd just finished watching and discussing the movie Pride and Prejudice and had to answer this question, "What is a good lesson for life that you could learn from this movie?" I'm taking a break from grading to share some of their answers with you all.

"Love is the soul of marriage."
"No family could be sweet if their home lacks love."
"We should think carefully before we make a decision."
"We shouldn't think of ourselves as more important than other people."
"We should try to believe each other."
"In the world, nobody can be perfect. No matter how rich, how beautiful you are, you still should improve yourself."
"We should be patient with everyone."
"When we are getting married, we should know much about the person who we'll choose."
"Be kind to people around you, and girls should learn more, like how to play the piano." (I love this!)
"The first impression isn't the most important thing to judge whether the person is good or bad."
"We should put down our pride to receive other people's opinion about us."
"It's not much about what happens to us, but how we react to it that makes the difference. So we should face the test with a brave heart."
"Don't tell lies to your family."

And that's only from one class. I hope they really learned these things. At least they thought about them. Thanks, Jane Austen, for showing my students a little of what love is like.

What Love is Like

I've really no time to blog or even to email today. A pile of exams is calling my name. Hopefully, I'll be finished within the next couple of days. But I'm taking time because I've had something to meditate upon the last slightly bumpy week.

How should I love? Meditating on this passage and these thoughts has really helped me to see my obvious need to change. My soul has been humbled and refreshed. My focus will, I hope, become clearer as I think on these things. (and on the exams, of course)

Love is patient,
love is kind, and is not jealous;
love does not brag and is not arrogant,
does not act unbecomingly;
it does not seek its own,
is not provoked,
does not take into account a wrong suffered,
does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;
bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
endures all things.