She loved much

Mary Magdalene is one of my favorite saints. The other day, July 22, was her feast.
Tradition has attributed to her different figures of women in the Gospel like the woman caught in adultery, the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with expensive perfume, the woman who stayed together with Jesus' mother at the foot of the cross, and the woman to whom Jesus first appeared on His resurrection.
What I like best about Mary Magdalene was her "all-or-nothing" attitude. If she was really the woman caught in adultery, then it is just one instance that shows her guts to give all, even risking her life. When she stayed at the foot of the cross, she also risked her life. When she ran to the apostles to bring the Good News of Jesus' resurrection, she risked her reputation.
When we love, we take risks. When we don't take risks, ours is not love but self-interest.
Taking risk means being vulnerable, accepting the possibility of betrayal and rejection. Is it then worth it? Is it worth it baring our heart and soul only to be rejected? I do not know. The problem with life is that it does not present clear-cut answers. There is always the gray area.
What I know is that God blesses this "all-or-nothing" risk-taking. Who loves much may experience many rejections, have her heart broken many times over, but that heart is being fashioned from a heart of stone, strong and impenetrable, to a heart of flesh.
Only a heart of flesh can understand the depth of love, how a love that is offered is not an idea; rather, someone has decided to take the risk of rejection because you are worth the risk.