conditional life

I've heard a lot about "unconditional" love ... and, therefore, "conditional" love as well. It's all been church thoughts, you know. It's kinda fun to just think about that word - conditional/condition.
Webster says condition is: something essential to the appearance or occurrence of something else .

and, I like Thoreau's musing,
"surely joy is the condition of life." and, I agree. joy is essential to life. and, I don't think Thoreau is "thinking positive" or just throwing this statement to the wind. I think he means to say that for real, true, authentic LIFE - JOY is essential. can you hear that? not as merely inspirational but just truly essential.

i hope to live more and more.

-s.o