here's a question that's been asked since grade school...

what do you do when you love someone important to you but the feelings aren't reciprocated? (in fact, quite the opposite)

i've been thinking about it a lot lately, even praying about it, and the only answer that comes to mind is to SERVE THEM. serve them not because you feel they'd appreciate it or show gratitude, but rather because i love them and want good things for them, despite how they may feel about me.

so i guess i just answered my own question, although sometimes the answer is easier said than done.