I wish I knew how to love. Its something I take for granted. It seems to be right there but its become just like air. Its something you need to live but unlike air we need to actually consciously do something. Breathing in air doesn't always need a thought, your body just does it to stay alive. I think loving has become the same way. We need it to live so we just do it but without thinking. Love should be something more than just a subconscious action though. Its more than a thought or a feeling, its a choice that you make everyday.
I've heard of love being described in so many different ways. The one that I agree with most was when I was talking to my friend about his relationship with his girlfriend. She was studying abroad and we were talking about how things were going between them and he was talking about how everyday he loves her. He wrote an email to her everyday even if it was just a small hello. He said that yes emotionally he loved her but it was even more than that. Everyday he made the choice to love her. It was more than just a feeling to him because he knew that those "feelings" wouldn't last forever.
Love is more than a noun to describe our feelings, its a verb, something that we have to do. We have to work at our relationships and show that we love the other person. You wouldn't believe a person who said they loved you if they just came up to you and said it. You love someone one by giving them time, caring for them, and getting to know them. You love through what you do.
I don't think that this is all there is to love because its the most complicated thing that can ever be known to man. Yet strive to love to your fullest. Let love be your way of doing things. Begin to know love so that love may know you.
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