What is Love?

I read the following article about Love by Beverly Bruce, got it from a blog from a friend. I found out that it's kind of true, and therefore sharing the article in my blog. Perhaps, the global divorce rate won't be increasing if all of us understand LOVE and applying it in our life.

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Love... a small word for such a complex emotion. There is no simple explanation for it, because love is made up of many things. It cannot be measured, because it is a feeling.

All of the money in the world cannot buy love; it has to be earned. It does not happen by wishing; it must come about naturaly.

Love is not an instantaneous emotion, but something that grows slowly between two people, maturing with time. Once love has reaches maturity, there is no stronger bond between two people.

To love someone means being comfortable and at ease with them sharing confidences knowing that they will be understood and held in trust. It means respecting each other's dignity and never being demanding, but rather being willing to give, and accepting that which is given, graciously and with love.

To love someone means having a genuine concern for them, being able to sense that something is wrong without being told. It is understanding the other person's problems, moods and "hang-ups" and accepting all of them even if you don't quite understand. It is excusing their faults, because you know that their good points far outweigh the bad.

Love is always being there for each other with a shoulder to cry on, to give support when confidence levels are low, to give helpful advice when it is asked for, to know when to be silent and just listen, or to give cheerful words of encouragement.

Love is sharing the good and the bad, the hopes and the dreams, the amusing times and the serious times. It is doing things together, yet leaving room for each to grow as an individual.

How do I know these things about love? Because this is the kind of love you have given to me and the kind of love I feel for you.

~Beverly Bruce

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