unconditional and the two partners are committed to one another in the same sense. Commitment can exist in a relationship. Two partners may be obligated to one another and no one else. Its not until later in the relationship, assuming there is a displacement between the two, which commitment comes into the picture. When this happens, things begin to change. The two are not as devoted in the relationship as they used to be. There is also a lack of love because there has been a decrease in the desires that the two have and fulfill when they are together. Both commitment and devotion can exist in a relationship. However the two must be balanced in order for the relationship to work. At work, I was at one time both devoted and committed to what I was doing. I loved my job and saw the things I was asked to do as my duty. I felt that I had an obligation from the day I was asked to take the job to perform certain tasks. I was committed to fulfilling these obligations and I had fun while I was doing it. This was when I began to really love what I was doing. When bad things began to happen such as managers who lacked skills to fairly and properly treat their works, I began to lose my desire to give 100% devotion into my job. Eventually I lost all of my devotion and all of my love for my job. What still existed was the commitment. I still felt like I had an obligation I had to fulfill, a duty to perform, every time I set foot at my work. Without devotion, it has been extremely unpleasant doing the things I used to enjoy. This shows that devotion is the most important factor in love....
