The Unanswered Question

This question has been asked throughout all of history. Some say the answer is simple, but I believe the answer is very complex and opinionated. Love is not just a feeling, but a part of you. It shapes around you, affecting how you see life. I believe you cannot live without love. There are different types of love, like a love for your pet, for you family, or for the person you want to spend your life with. Love means a very big deal to me, so you better mean it because you know I do. The term " I love you," is thrown loosely around today, and sometimes its not meant with their entire heart, so what is the point in saying it? When your in love, the world is a different place. You see a new perspective on things and when problems arise, the people you love and love you back will be there to support you. Your problems are less scary because your loved ones are there to comfort you, which can make you feel better instantly. Everyone shows their love in different ways. I happen to be the person who shows affection in my touch. How I would like to be shown I was loved is in the little things my loved ones do for me. It's the little things that count to me.

More Than a Feeling

            Love is an emotion. We feel it towards people, the imaginary or even objects. People tend to find themselves in trouble when it comes to love. For example, someone falls in love with a boy and loses all of her friends because of her love for him. Love is dangerous, but it also can be the most amazing feeling ever felt. It can be amazing to feel love towards someone and be loved back. It’s a sort of feeling of knowing that someone actually cares about you. Feeling that you are appreciated. That you have a meaning and you’re not just another person passing by.  

            Love can felt toward a non-living thing.  Like loving a TV show or a cherished item. That item could be from someone whom you felt love for and now they’re gone. A favorite TV show could make you feel warm inside and gives you joyful thoughts.

Our Goodness

Human emotions are complex and sweep over a wide range of feelings and thoughts. Out of these emotions, love is one of, if not the, most complex. The word is tossed around every day, to friends, significant others; but really, what is love?
Love is the recognition and appreciation of someone's or something's simple goodness. It's when you gain an undeniable appreciation of the good that someone or something has done. You value them and their morales as your own. Now, if love is thought about as recognition or appreciation that implies that love can be manipulated; and it can. Love is something you can control, for the good or the worse. You can become a more open person, and love more easily. Or you could shut yourself out from the world and become a barricade against your own and others love.
Love is shown differently by all people. Some people are shy about it, and some people are wildly open regarding love. Love effects everyone and their daily lives. It can make a big difference or none at all. It all depends on how you decide to give and recieve this feeling that is love.

- Connor Elsea

A Deeper Meaning

I used to think that love was something that you reserved for those that you judged were worthy of it. Judging someone worthy of love is not love, it is only judgment. Love is easier to feel rather than to explain. Love is God. Love is selfless. Love is limitless. Love is eternal.  Love is accepting; it is having no particular desire to change a person.  Love is unconditional. When you have a sick child you take care of that child regardless of how much sleep you lose.  It is the tender feeling between a mother and a child. When someone you love is suffering, you are there for them, regardless of the circumstances.  When someone you love makes a horrid decision, your own pain can be almost as great as theirs.  Love is feeling the joy amidst all the hardships you might encounter in trying to love. Ultimately, true Love is offered to anyone who wishes to receive it, through Jesus Christ, the son of God.

 

Is Love Real?

Love is not something you can see or touch, it’s something you feel. Love is not something you can buy, sell, or trade. Love is a passionate commitment to someone or something. The feeling is unexplainable. It can't be measured or proven. Sometimes, it makes you want to do impulsive actions. We have no control over the things we love; it’s just a feeling that develops over time. To me, love is a mutual happiness with someone you can’t stand to be without. Kindness, patience, trust, loyalty, and dedication are traits needed to truly love someone. There is no correct definition of love because it is experienced differently by each and everyone. It can be shown through actions and even words. Love can make you the happiest person alive if it is true. It can also make you suffer if the feelings aren’t mutual. Love is real.

The Many Definitions of Love

The world has created millions upon millions of definitions of the word love. Who really knows what it is? Sometimes we think we have fallen in love and want to truly believe we are. Other times, we get confused. The dictionary's definition of love is, "strong affection or liking for someone or something." In Christianity, God is love and we cannot love until we have Him in our hearts. Scientifically speaking love is a feeling that messes with your hormones and makes people acts crazy. In my opinion, no one can really tell the definition of love. We all feel love of loved in different ways and so, all of our definitions are different. My thinking of what love is, a genuine respect and caring for the other person. I also believe that when you are truly in love, your heart beats a little faster when you see their face and they make your days a little happier. Sometimes it's hard to point out what true love is and other times you know. What is your definition of love?

The Wonderful Power of Love

          Love is an emotion or feeling you have about someone or something. It contains a sentimental emotion of joy and a mixture of many other positive feelings. Love means many different things to me. Different types of love are shown to varied things and people. If you are related to the person you love, such as a parent, it is not the same type of love you show to a husband or wife; even though you love both your parents and your partner in life, you show your love to them in diverse ways. You can show love to your husband or wife by bringing them roses and other honored gifts. You show love to your parents by hugging them, listening to them, and caring about them. In Romeo and Juliet, Romeo loves Juliet as a wife. He cares about her and has emotions for her. In school, friends say that they love each other showing respect for something the other student has done and honoring them. The main kind of love I show is to my parents. This affects me because I do as asked, respect them, and truly love them. I listen to them, try to cheer them up when they are feeling sad, and care for them. The way love mostly means to me is to have positive feelings for someone and to care about them!

Love is in the Air

 Love is the greatest thing we can ever hope to give or receive. Love is one thing that can overcome so many of the difficult times that we are faced with in life. Love is so powerful, it can turn frowns to smiles. It can help mend the most broken heart. It can even turn all of the ugliness in the world, into the most beautiful portrait we could ever behold. To me, love is one of the most valuable things that is given, and we must cherish it forever. Love is a feeling towards another person for whom we care deeply about. When you love someone, then you should always want that person to be happy, and want the best for him or her no matter what. Love can come in many different ways and it’s an amazing feeling that cannot be denied. Love is not only found with a partner or opposite sex. Love is also found with your friends and family. For example, I have love everyday for my mother, father, and brother. I even find love in some of my closest friends. I have much love for the important people in my life. Also, it can be shown in many different ways. Love is shown in your deeds, not your words. The things you do for that person, weather it’s buying them a bouquet of flowers, or writing them a love poem, show love. It’s the little things that mean the most and show the most love. Love is a heart-warming feeling that no person should ever let go of.

The Definition of Love

Love comes in many different forms. You will have different types of love for different types of people. For example, you might not love your mother like you love your boyfriend or girlfriend. To me, love is when you show someone that you care about them. To show someone you care about them, you have to give them affection and do things for them. Love means that someone is important to you and you want them to love you back.  If you love someone but do not want them to love you back, it probably is not love. When someone loves you, you feel good inside. I think this is because we try to impress people and when we know we are loved, we know we have succeeded. Love can be risky. You can try to love someone, but they might break your heart by not loving you back. I think that love is strongest in religion for most people. For most Christians, you love God with all of your heart. I think that is a true sign of love.

Love in Diffrent Ways

                     The definition of love in the dictionary is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person, but love is a different meaning for everyone. For example, some people have a love for animals when some don't, some have a love of food and some do not. It all depends on the person and what interest them. Most everyone has a love for their family, but not everyone does. I have a love for my family and many more things. I like to think of love has a good thing, but someone could think of love as a bad think. People who have a bad experience with love once might not look for love ever again, whether it is a person or inanimate object. Also, we could have a love of religion. I love God with all my heart and so do many others. God is a perfect example of love. God loves us all so much he sent his son to die on the cross for us. It says so in John 3:16 " For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Love in all Shapes and Sizes

Love is the most prominent feeling that comes to my mind when asked about feelings. Then again love is more than a feeling, it is an emotion as well. When you love, you show affection for someone or something. Even though you might not realize it, this emotion has different levels. For example, love can be kissing and hugging, like with Romeo and Juliet, while it can also be just giving someone a compliment or smiling at someone who is having a bad day.

Another thing that you might not know is that love affects our daily lives. Just like the example of receiving a smile from a stranger or getting complimented are lives are affected daily by love. Or it could be your boyfriend or girlfriend who gives you a hug or a kiss. All of these things are love. 

The emotion love is the most powerful of all. It gives people strength and a self confidence about themselves that cannot be replaced. This is what love is

Life and Love

Life and love are two different things. Life requires love, but love does not require Life. Life decides who deserves love and who does not. After that point, love decides how everything will work for you. Love can pay either little attention, or overwhelm you with feelings and emotions. If a love becomes strong enough, then you will base your entire life off of your love for something, or someone. Your feelings for another can completely engulf you without you even being aware of it. Of course everyone wants to have the relationship in which everything goes smoothly and everything is perfect. Love on the other hand disagrees. Love wants to make relationships interesting. Love will throw obstacles at you, obstacles that you and your loved one must overcome. If you are truly in love, and it is meant to be, then your love shall prevail against all.

Love is the Answer

  Throughout history, amid the troubles, sorrows, and disappointments the world brings, love has always reigned triumphant. Generally, love is thought of as a petty teenage dream, or something little girls giggle about at sleepovers, but love is so much more than that. Love is not always about romance, nor, in truth, is it the commercialized version we see in movies. It is about our benevolence, our care, and our compassion towards our fellow human beings. Love, in its different forms, can be found practically everywhere, whether it be with those in the military, who show their tremendous love for their country, artists and musicians, whose love for their work makes the world a more beautiful place, or even young children, who have not yet become cynical, and still love unconditionally. Possibly the strongest example of love is that of God’s for us, and although we can never achieve his perfect love, the purest forms mirror that of what God demonstrates. The closest earthly love can be found in the bond of a family, but, in honesty, do we not all have a bond of familiarity? Are we not all made by the same creator? Are we not all human beings commanded to love one another? Our preconceived, and often wrong assumptions concerning love often cloud the reality of it, but regardless of if we understand love or not, it affects every living creature on the planet. Love is a total constant, pushing us through even the darkest of times; it always has, and it always will.  Although we may not know the question, love is the answer.

God is Love

Love has many definitions. The recognized definition is, “An intense feeling of deep affection.” That doesn’t even begin to describe what love is or really means. Love is more than a feeling. You could never truly understand love until you have experienced it. Love can be anything. We tend to not recognize it but love is all around us. Love means so much to me. When you hear people say “I love you” you can tell if it’s real love or not. Today, it burns me up to hear someone say I love you and know they really don’t mean it. They’ll throw it around like it’s just a few words.
               When I think of love, I think of God sending his only son to die on the cross for us. That is real love. The death of Jesus wasn’t just something quick and over with. It is said He was beaten beyond recognition! As people beat him, He still loved them. Could you imagine being hung on a wooden cross and beaten down to the core and still love the very people that hurt you? I know many would have a few unkind words and negative feelings.
               Love affects my life every day. If it wasn’t for He who died on the cross for my sins, I wouldn’t be here today. Love, to me, lies in the hands of God. Words cannot explain the love He has for everyone even if we do sin and disobey Him. He still loves us and that is what love really is.
                "For God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life.” –John 3; 16

Made, Not Found

           Love. Love is the most overused word that a society can use, yet it seems that everytime I hear someone say it, love becomes a bit more trivial. You can't love someone just because you hang out. You can't see someone and say," I think I love that person and would spend the rest of my life for him/her." Love is a hill, made by two people. If one person doesn't commit, it will only ever be a hill, never a mountain. I watch the society I live in and see kids trying to create a sand castle in the rain. When it looks done, the rain washes it away and an air of disappointment hangs over their face. What else is there to expect? You might deny this (I also do realize that some of the relationships are true), but to do so is alike to putting a shroud over your hill. A shroud shaped like a mountain of majesty, and underneath this shroud is a neglected hill. To truly love is to shape a relationship with the influences of both architects, flowing in a flawless river of awe. Love can be found in everyone. But very few coincidences can bring about two in an embracing harmony of happiness. Love is made, not found.