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Essay / My Universal Values - 1549
Love is “the value that underpins our noblest human values [it] activates, empowers, and encourages the growth of our other core values” (Tucker). At my church, my pastor always talks about how loving God will help you love people. When I say love, I'm not just talking about being in love or loving your mother. I'm talking about true loving admiration for someone. If anyone in your life has given up on something they really cared about, it's true love. I want to be able to go out of my way to show love to another person. I want to value the people who sacrifice for me, whether it's their time or their money, because I obviously mean something to them. You never know if that thing they sacrificed meant the world to them, but they still decided to choose you. During my senior year, I had this love for my math teacher. I didn't have a crush. I just thought he was a great person and teacher, and I always did my best and went above and beyond for him. On the last day of school, I even stayed after school and helped him change classes for the new year. It took almost four hours and I didn't get anything in return, but I still got some and felt great afterwards. But shouldn't we do this for all our loved ones that we claim