Love is a sacred oath that too many men have forgotten. The have fallen in and out of love like the changes in the season. Behind them is a wake of broken hearts and dashed promises. Love was never meant to be an axe which cuts down the earnest. To love should be divine not a cheap romance novel to put away on the shelf.
Many a men have told woman that they loved them in order to please their wishes or bed them for the evening. After a few days, months or years this love gives way to broken promises and broken hearts. Thus the meaning of love has been diluted to the point that it sounds closer to a liking.
Even though the world has changed around them men still have the responsibility to uphold the meaning of love and duty as sacred. One should not say they love another until they have professed their duty. This duty may take a lifetime to fulfill even when circumstances change.
The power of the word love has been quoted in every sacred text, every good book and has caused many a lives. To love one’s spouse, to love one’s country to love one’s self is a powerful force that can either drive you to greatness or force you into madness. Many men have conquered the world or completed great works of wonder simply because of the word love.
That puts the responsibility of the words of love squarely on men’s shoulders. To say those words fleetingly is to lower the guard of woman and force them into your arms. In so doing you have done a great injustice to the purity and nobility of love and its wonders. You have stained the honor of so many men before you simply because of your debauchery.
To pronounce love is to pronounce your duty over the loved. You must protect, help, and ensure the safe keeping of the betrothed. You have committed yourself to the keeping of the responsibility. You must fulfill your duty to your oath and maintain a noble head among the peasants of liars.
The next time you want to tell a woman that you love her without having the feelings to match you have done yourself, her and the people before you injustice. To take the nobler route is more difficult but much more rewarding. You will feel good about yourself and your station in life even though you may have lost someone you care about. When the time comes to truly pronounce your love you will mean it.
Murad Ali, a two-time published author, writes articles and offers advertisement space for businesses. Visit and