unconditional love

i cant help but wonder if in this world today, with the endless pursuit of material wealth and achievements that we forget how to love.
how do we love a child? how do we love our soulmates?
how do we love our loved ones?
yes. today we can mouth all these but the simple equation that has always been governing this relationship is far from visible in what we practise today. well, at least in my eyes. it goes beyond the trivial valentine's gift or any celebration of any sort that just serves to drive the economy and to satisfy one's love in appearance.
love requires sacrifice. and its a simple relationship that springs into action anytime. love means giving up your pride for the other no matter what it takes. love means giving up your life for who you believe.
yes, pride and life.
it is the most powerful in a mother's love. and i have never seen it more powerful.
sometimes it puts me in great shame. i may never come to terms with putting my pride down or laying my life down. afterall in this mechanical society today, i was taught with the practical nature of a robot with just one outcome - to be the human resource of the country.
no i dont blame any.
i am trying to redo the wrong steps that i have taken.
hopefully one day. im ready to sacrifise for those whom i love. and sacrifise without thinking.
like my mom. my dad. and the lady i saw squatting in the train just to carve a seat for her little boy using her thighs.