I was thinking to myself this morning how tragic the scene is where Eponnie dies in Marius's arms (I'm sorry for anyone who hasn't seen it, this probably won't make sense anyway).
There is something so beautiful about the song they sing and the way that she dies, she takes a bullet for him. She sacrifices everything for the one she loves. I was going over it in my head and with God this morning on the way to work. I was saying to God but it's so unfair why did Eponie not get Marius she even took a bullet for him and did everything for him was by his side all the time and yet Cosette comes along does absolutely nothing and wins his heart its just not fair. Suddenly I had this massive revelation its not fair love isnt fair and what's more it's not supposed to be fair otherwise it wouldn't be love . This is a picture of how God loves us. In fact unrequited love is a beautiful picture of the love that God has for each one of us before we turn to him and lets face it some of us never turn to him. I used to be ashamed of unrequited love but the way God drew this picture of love as a choice has changed my mind. Unrequited love is just as much a picture of God's love as marriage is.
