{"id":48827,"date":"2017-05-02T18:31:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T01:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=48827"},"modified":"2017-05-02T18:39:46","modified_gmt":"2017-05-03T01:39:46","slug":"love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/","title":{"rendered":"LOVE."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48839\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?fit=960%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,640\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431069877&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color12\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?fit=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48839\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12-800x533.jpg?resize=800%2C533\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?resize=800%2C533&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?resize=180%2C120&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color12.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dear friend,<\/p>\n<p>I want to share with you some of my thoughts on love\u00e2\u20ac\u201d my experiences, what I think love is, and why it is the superlatively most important thing in the world:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>1. AGAPE love (selfless love)<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48828\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?fit=2048%2C3087&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,3087\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418741446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?fit=800%2C1206&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48828\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1-800x1206.jpg?resize=800%2C1206\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?resize=800%2C1206&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?resize=768%2C1158&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?resize=119%2C180&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?resize=498%2C750&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color1.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>AGAPE is \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcselfless love\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d coming from the Greek.<\/p>\n<p>For me, I follow in the footsteps of my buddy <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/jesus\/\">Jesus<\/a>. I think the purpose of being a human being is to love others\u00e2\u20ac\u201d openly, selflessly, and without fear.<\/p>\n<h2>2. My love for Cindy<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48829\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?fit=2048%2C3087&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,3087\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1431692975&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?fit=800%2C1206&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48829\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2-800x1206.jpg?resize=800%2C1206\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?resize=800%2C1206&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?resize=768%2C1158&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?resize=119%2C180&amp;ssl=1 119w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?resize=498%2C750&amp;ssl=1 498w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color2.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The romantic love of my life is <a href=\"https:\/\/cindyanguyen.com\">Cindy<\/a>. She is my wife, and my life. She is the reason I wake up in the morning\u00e2\u20ac\u201d to make her a morning coffee, breakfast, to help drag her into her archives, to help encourage her, to help celebrate her (small) wins in life, the hugs, dances, simple meals at home, and bedtime conversation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LIBERATION TIME\" width=\"1180\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Nmv6YfGQIW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>For me, she is the greatest fountain of joy in my life. The second being my creative work. She inspires a lot of my creative thinking\u00e2\u20ac\u201d her poetry, use of visuals and film pushes me to become the best artist I can. Cindy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s personal philosophy is very pragmatic, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t waste your life.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/p>\n<p>Seeing her research in her academic work \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it encourages me to seek self-scholarship. I am an autodidact \u00e2\u20ac\u201d I drive my own research. But I am lucky to have Professor Nguyen to be my mentor.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Does your life partner help you \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclevel-up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in life?<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418741446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color4.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To me, you know if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve found the right life partner if they help you become the best version of yourself.<\/p>\n<p>For example, <a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/04\/25\/life-is-an-rpg\/\">assuming that life is an RPG video game<\/a> (role playing game) \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and I am a Paladin (Knight), she is a Necromancer or \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcJavazon\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 (two character builds in Diablo II). She helps me \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclevel up\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in life, and helps me kill all the monsters and bosses in life. I am stronger with her. I can still level up by myself, but the process is a lot slower, and I am more likely to die.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Find someone who believes in the same morals\/ethics as you<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426844272&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color5.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I also believe that the best way to find a life partner isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t to find someone with your same personality. Rather, to find someone with the same morals and ethics as you.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy and I both met at \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcKyrie Eleison\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d a Catholic group at UCLA. We both believed in the same dreams in life\u00e2\u20ac\u201d even though our personalities are so different. I am classified as an \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcESFP\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 according to Myers-Briggs, while she is an \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcINTJ.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 I am the loud-mouth extrovert, she is the introspective introvert. I am the feely-intuitive\/Dionysian \u00e2\u20ac\u201d she is the rational, considered\/Apollonian.<\/p>\n<p>She helped me live out my dreams. When I was a Sophomore in College, my dream was to backpack through Europe. Everyone in the club knew that she was the world traveler\u00e2\u20ac\u201d so she helped me plan my backpacking trip. She helped me book hostels, told me about Ryanair, and how to travel on a shoe-string. I still remember that one drunken night when she encouraged me to take a risk in life to go on the backpacking trip \u00e2\u20ac\u201d that night (at around midnight), after way too many glasses of wine, I took out a $5,000 loan from UCLA to travel. The next day I told her what I did\u00e2\u20ac\u201d she thought I was crazy.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, she ended up going on the trip with me. She told me, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcEric\u00e2\u20ac\u201d I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve wasted so much time helping you plan this trip. You don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have a choice\u00e2\u20ac\u201d I decided I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m coming.\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 I shrugged my shoulders and said, \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcSounds good to me\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 (secretly, I was ecstatic).<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, she believed in my dreams and pushed me to achieve them. She helped encourage me to co-found the <a href=\"http:\/\/photoclubatucla.com\">UCLA Photography Club<\/a>. She encouraged me to start this blog in 2011, and it is still going 6 years strong. She encouraged me to take more (calculated) risks in life, and to not waste my life playing Starcraft II.<\/p>\n<h2>5. Finding your life partner is random<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426784531&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color6.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I think the greatest thing about going to college and meeting your life partner is that it is totally random. Seriously.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy is Vietnamese-American, and I am Korean-American. If you asked me for my preferences, I would say I wanted a Korean-American wife\/girlfriend. But we met randomly in this Catholic club, and while we met at age 18, we didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t start really talking until age 20.<\/p>\n<p>In high school, she was the nerdy Decathalon\/Latin coach. In high school, I was the cray-cray (now what they would call a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcf*ck boy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122) who got fucked up with his friends on the weekend, would spray-paint and tag graffiti, cruise around town blasting underground hip-hop with my two 12\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 subs in my trunk. In high school, she was sheltered at the home, and grew up in libraries. In high school, I had 100% freedom, and treated the world like my playground. In college, she was part of all these academic clubs, and was a first-rate student. I was doing okay in college, and focusing more on self-discovery through studying Sociology.<\/p>\n<p>Cindy grew up more conservatively, I grew up as curious kid who wandered to my heart&#8217;s content. She was the poet, I was the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcnon-PC\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 inconsiderate self-centered, narcissistic, asshole.<\/p>\n<p>But somehow, it worked out. Why? We both believe in God, practice good works, we both believe in the value of family, we both enjoy the simple joys in life (coffee, walking, engaging conversation), we both like to work (we are both \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcwork-a-holics\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 \u00e2\u20ac\u201d working 12-14 hour days, 7 days a week), and we both love to travel and have new experiences.<\/p>\n<p>So the lesson I learned is this: <strong>it doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter if your personalities or background is different. What matters is whether you share the same world-view, the same goals, and the same dreams in life<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>6. A \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcperfect\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 life partner doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t exist.<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48834\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426801203&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48834\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color7.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is no \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcperfect\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 partner. We still fight and bicker a lot. I still talk more than I listen. She is still curt and often has little patience with me. I often disregard her feelings and emotions. She often says things that hurt me.<\/p>\n<p>But it don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t matter. I treat love like two jagged puzzle pieces\u00e2\u20ac\u201d they fit together, but there are still rough edges. And that is fine. As time goes on, we have started to file down the rough edges. My dream is that when we are both about to die \u00e2\u20ac\u201d we can fit (almost) perfectly.<\/p>\n<h2>7. Cindy is my other and (better) half<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48838\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426847767&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color11\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48838\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color11.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Cindy completes me, and is my other part. She is the yin to my yang. She is the almond-butter to my jelly (yes I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m from Berkeley). She is the smell of freshly-ground (light roast) espresso to my morning. She is the swatch of color in my life. She is my life coach, she is my sounding board, and she is my best friend.<\/p>\n<h2>8. Show your love through actions<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48835\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418741446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48835\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color8.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I still don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know a lot about love. But I know that love isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a feeling. If love was a feeling, I would be better off just taking Ecstasy (the drug).<\/p>\n<p>I feel that <strong>love is action<\/strong>. You can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t tell someone you \u00e2\u20ac\u02dclove\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 them without doing anything.<\/p>\n<p>I show my love by shutting my mouth when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m angry and want to hurt her. I show my love to Cindy by encouraging her when she feels down. I show my love to Cindy by remembering to fill up her stamp-card at the coffee shop. I show my love to Cindy for picking up some 72% dark chocolate from the airport. I show my love to Cindy for uplifting her when she feels like shit.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48830\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1418741446&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48830\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color3.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And Cindy shows her love for me in so many ways. When she cleans my retainers by putting it into a solution. When she makes me yummy meals. When she is patient with my bullshit. When she reads my blog, watches my YouTube videos, and encourages me. When she criticizes me \u00e2\u20ac\u201d she wants me to push myself higher.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Share love with everyone around you<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48836\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426802232&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48836\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color9.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>So friend, who are your main loves in life? Your kids, friends, family, parents, and local community? I encourage you to also show love to all those around you\u00e2\u20ac\u201d especially to strangers. I feel street photography is a practical way of showing your love to strangers\u00e2\u20ac\u201d by talking with them, making \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcstreet portraits\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, saying \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcWhats up boss?\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to the bus driver, giving fist-bumps to the baristas at the coffee shop for pulling a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcGod shot\u00e2\u20ac\u2122, for giving high-fives to your friends or students.<\/p>\n<h2>10.\u00c2\u00a0All we need is love<\/h2>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"48837\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/05\/02\/love\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?fit=3000%2C1990&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3000,1990\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;QSS-29_31&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1426845942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim cindy project photography color10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?fit=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-48837\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10-800x531.jpg?resize=800%2C531\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?resize=800%2C531&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?resize=180%2C119&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?resize=750%2C498&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/eric-kim-cindy-project-photography-color10.jpg?w=2360&amp;ssl=1 2360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Love is what makes us human:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/11\/how-to-love-others\/\">How to Love Others<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/love-who-you-photograph-and-photograph-who-you-love\/\">Love Who You Photograph and Photograph Who You Love<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/28\/10-tips-to-be-happier-and-more-loving-in-life\/\">10 Tips to Be Happier and More Loving in Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2017\/03\/22\/how-to-love-yourself\/\">How to Love Yourself<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Always,<br \/>\nEric<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear friend, I want to share with you some of my thoughts on love\u00e2\u20ac\u201d my experiences, what I think love is, and why it is the superlatively most important thing in the 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