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What is "Unconditional Love"? Well, that's a tough one. One of the best examples I could come up with would be the love that a dog has for his or her people. (I never cared too much for the term "Master") No matter what you do, they always seem to love and adore you. No matter what the conditions, their loyalty and affection never dies. 

This is a picture of me and one of my best friends in the world, Zac (The sweetest little dog in the whole world). This was taken during Christmas of 1998, shortly after I had returned from Oregon. My father had passed away on the 17th so I had to travel there to take care of everything. I returned around the 23rd. Now I usually never have a Christmas tree, but while I was gone, one of my other best friends, Victoria, had came in and decorated my apartment for me and left this beautiful little tree for me. One of the sweetest things that anybody has ever done for me.

Well, Victoria had always taken care of Zac whenever I was away, which, at the time, was quite often. Her love for him, and his for her, grew very strong. So strong that he often wanted to stay at her house after I returned. She took care of him so much better than I ever did. So I made the tough decision and let her keep him. He still lives with her, now up in Northern Virginia, and I miss them both so very much. But I know that he is loved and very well taken care of. And very spoiled, which he certainly deserves.

So many people claim that they want to be loved unconditionally. But most are not willing to give that same love back. As humans it is very difficult to sincerely love another person. But true love is to opt for their happiness, even if it doesn't benefit you. To be happy, in your heart, for them to be happy, even it would mean giving them up and losing them forever.