Words of wisdom… from an adulterer?

I was reading an Op-ed piece about the governor of South Carolina who just ran off with his mistress in a huge scandal. I didn’t realize that’s what it was about; the subheadline declared, “Conservatives used sexual morality as a weapon and now it’s shooting them in the foot,” which caught my attention. A few lines in however I found a link to the emails sent between the governor and his mistress, and I was curious and began reading. I was a bit surprised to find myself feeling sorry for the man, because although his actions are inexcusable, his humanity dropped from every line and I found myself pitying him. “I remember Jenny, or someone close to me, once commenting that while my mom was pleasant and warm it was sad she had never accomplished anything of significance. I replied that they were wrong because she had the ultimate of all gifts — and that was the ability to love unconditionally. The rarest of all commodities in this world is love. It is that thing that we all yearn for at some level — to be simply loved unconditionally for nothing more than who we are — not what we can get, give or become.”

Words of wisdom from an adulterer. Who would have thought. But perhaps it is not all that surprising that an adulterer ends up hitting the nail on the head when it comes to humanities desire for love.

“The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” ~ Moulin Rouge.