[ReRun] 002 – What is Love?

originally posted in a hidden location on 25th October 2008:

Another deep probe into the, kinda tender, subject of love again.. what is love? I recently starting thinking about this again, after bumping into someone I was deeply in love with, and she didn’t seem to notice me, but that’s not what this topic is about.. I’m talking about the question “what is love?”. The question I hear so much, yet interestingly, it’s hard to find definite answers.. so here’s my take, based on my personal, experience! Love is something we all want, we may sometimes not want to admit it, but to be honest, most of us are craving for that special someone who feels the same way about you, as you do about them. Though, in my personal experience, this is a truly difficult task, and sadly, I don’t have the answer for that… if you are reading this, hoping to find an easy way to find your match, you’ve come to the wrong place, and I am definitely not that guy you should be asking!

Love is an extremely hard thing to describe, I tried telling the first girl I ever loved how I felt about her, but I was never able to find the words.

People often think of Love as “yeah, sure, that person looks good, i’d do her” but that’s NOT what love is at all! Love is caring for that person, loving them for who they are, not for physical attraction! People don’t understand me when I say, “ah, sex isn’t even important to me, I want to care for someone, make her feel special, and for her to feel the same about me” … I’m still single.. but that’s NOT the point I’m trying to make!

I think the best way to describe love, is to look at the bible, and follow a sermon, I heard at a wedding, a few months back.

(for those who aren’t religious, or follow a different faith, I urge that you don’t stop reading, I think this is one of the best ways to describe the feeling.. or at least, what I feel)

This is an extract from 1 Corinthians chapter 13, verses 4 to 8

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

Love never fails.

I’m sure everyone has at least heard that before, and never thought too deeply into it, but look what happens if we replace the word “love” and it’s references (it), in the first section with a name:

Dave is patient, Dave is kind. Dave does not envy, Dave does not boast, Dave is not proud. Dave is not rude, Dave is not self-seeking, Dave is not easily angered, Dave keeps no record of wrongs. Dave does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. Dave always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.

I think it’s safe to say, if the person you’re thinking of, fits that description, THAT is what real love is, and in that case, I think verse 8, says it all: “Love never fails.”