Love & Pain

Why should pain be a part of love? When I ask myself that, I realize immediately that it is because 'love cares.' If one cares, pain is a part of that relationship. Would I rather have a life free of pain, which means consequentially that I will have a life devoid of love? If we really ponder that - I think some would choose a life without love, so they would not have pain. But, in choosing love, I accept the pain that comes with it. I also partake of the joy. I also enter into something bigger than me and more fulfilling than a pain free life.