Well all in all agree that the best loves aren't the ones sought for but "happen by chance" if you believe in that thing. I had been searching for "the one" and failed miserably, it's when I gave up on women that the next day my wife just fell into my life out of the blue and every day I'm thankful for that. The trying comes when you take the risk or the "leap of faith". Also trying implies effort which is what Love required. It's not like the movies where everyone loves at first sight and every aspect of their life is universally compatible. Love is work and IMO is definitely worth it and if my wife left me tomorrow or betrayed my trust all of it would have been worth it, but for now it just keeps getting better soon to be 10 yrs and counting. Longing or searching is an experience but like I said I think it's more detrimental. If you satisfied with who and where you are (longing for little) and happy with yourself (self-assured), and you're willing to take the leap (open to opportunity) if some opportunity comes your way (taking in life with both eyes), I think that you'd be a prime candidate for a happy and well satisfied life.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
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