I Do Not Like Thee . . .
I do not like thee, Dr. Fell,
The reason why, I cannot tell;
But this I know, and know full well,
I do not like thee, Dr. Fell.
—Nursery Rhyme c. 1860
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We are enjoined to love one another. Thankfully, we are not commanded to like each other. Loving and liking are quite different orders of response. One abides; the other shifts about, subject to the weather of our lives and changing as we change.
It is only romance that is blind; love, not all. Continue Reading