Unconditional is a word that is used a lot but not always, I fear, fully understood. It means without question, without strings, without conditions … no matter what. Qualities such as love, friendship, trust and faith all, for them to truly flourish, require the concept of being unconditional. Often we, being human, use the emotions as a bargaining chip and in so doing attach a string or condition on our friendship or love. When we do that we remove unconditional from the equation and reduce the meaning of our love or friendship. Love given unconditionally is the rarest gift of all, beyond riches. Striving for the unconditional aspects in life is one of the most noble of quests.