We should always strive to be unconditional... that's what love is for... we give love so as to gain love.. givers gain.. if love isn't returned then so be it.. move on.. it's better to love than to have not loved at all... it isn't martyrdom. This simply means that you have given love and love you shall gain but do not expect it to come back from the same source. It only states that you will receive amounts of love equal to what you have given.
This "giving of love because I am expecting this person to love me back" attitude would cause you to get hurt. We fail to realize that people have choices. Because different people are motivated by different things, they may not respond exactly the way we might want them to respond. You cannot will someone to love you back. It has to be his/her choice... just be unconditional by respecting that choice.
