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| Love. A word that can make or break entire civilizations, or more importantly, your entire life. What is it about that simple four letter word that is so deep and complicated. That so many people seem to feel but so few people actually understand. Does anyone actually understand it fully? Maybe. Wars are fought over it, people are killed, created, and controlled by it. If our world could be encompassed in one simple word, there would be many candidates, and Love would be among the top. But if it's so important, why do so few people still think about it, or try to understand it. Why is it still taken for such granted by so many. I guess in a sense most people take most things for granted now. But that's another story. One could spend their entire life in the pursuit of love, even the pursuit of it's meaning, and it would not be a wasted life. Even if they never found what they were looking for, the pursuit of it demands the betterment and understanding of oneself. Many think they have found it, most only because they have taken the word for granted. You can never truly find love until you understand the word. Understand the meaning and purpose of it, then you can begin to live it. Being the hypocrite I am, sometimes I don't even believe in love, sometimes. But I do believe it's more than just a word to make someone feel better or more secure. I believe it is among many things, a way of life, and an understanding of life. It is used so much in our society that we have belittled it into a simple everyday occurrence. Every day a new love is gained and an old one lost. Why does it now describe a simple relationship? Should it not mean a care for someone beyond all bounds. Was the word not originally created to describe only the most devoted and timeless relationship. A 'true' Love will never cease to exist. It may falter, but never fail. Actually I don't know, but I would like to think such a thing is true. 'Till death do us part' I believe is a popular phrase that has long been forgotten. It was created to describe how the action of Love is infinite. The entirety of the typical ceremonial wedding speech about holding and cherishing, through sickness and health, is a quick and concise explanation of Love. Reserved for a different kind of love, the principle applies equally to platonic relationships. Yet even the bond of marriage is taken for such granted it's almost become nonchalant to us. For some it has become no less than a religion. Only for love do they show kindness to others, follow moral codes, and seek out the betterment of themselves. But not for Love of God or some other spiritual Guru, for each other. Love of each other can be a stronger religious structure than Love of an unknown entity. Maybe not consciously, but in some respect, doesn't that make it even better? The fact that you haven't been told what rules to follow or how to act and how to repent when you make mistakes, you just do it how you believe it should be done because you Love someone enough to want to. You act as accordingly as you feel you should in order to maintain your love for someone because it was your decision, not because you were told that you had to. Does that not make for a better relationship than one with an ultimate being who tells you everything not to do and doesn't help you with any of it. Not to say religion is all rules and threats, but how can you truly Love someone who never loves you back. It isn't a one way street, it is a mutual passage. It can't be made on just one side. How could it have been enforced and strengthened from a simple care into an undying devotion without a connection that runs both ways. If fully understood I believe the simple four letter word is irreplaceable, unfortunately not many stop to even give it a second thought. Some people will go their entire lives without fully discerning it. Seemingly enough, the ones who have come to terms with it and have a stronger comprehension seem to also go longer without ever experiencing it. Maybe some want to keep the luxury of taking it for granted and not bother understand it. I may not even fully understand the word, but I can accept that I'm still learning, and only hope to keep expanding my perception of it. | |||