What is love? This looks a simple query. Is it that
simple? All of us talk a lot about love, read a lot about love, and use the
word love so carelessly. What is love? Think for a minute? What is love? Is it
a relationship? Is it an emotion? What is it?
Let us explore together. Let us first examine what
it means to fall in love, or what happens to a lover who falls in love. Then
they can carryover on from there. A glance at the face, and you can detect if
anyone is in love? The eyes look dreamy, the smirk comes on lots of times,
sometimes you will listen to a laugh, all while the lover is alone. It may be
some recollection of days gone by. Or you will observe the excitement of
meeting the beloved. The work is done fast, or postponed, eyes shine bright and
look excited thinking of the time ahead, the pulse visibly goes up, and the
walk is fast, in a rush to meet the beloved. To meet, share and walk hand in
hand. Why? Love. But what is love?
Ask anyone to explain, and you will get an answer
such as he/she is dearest to my heart. I feel heavenly. He/she is absolutely
great. They cannot think of life without each other. If anything happens to my
beloved, I will die. Oh, I feel so lovely when I am with my partner, I cannot
describe. Oh, love my partner so much, it hurts.You will listen to all these
and lots of more such rambling answers. But nothing specific about what exactly
is love. Is this making sense?
Let me try answering this query. Love is an emotion
that binds person to another in a relationship that cannot be described. Lovers
are worried only about making their beloved happy. Those in deep love cannot
stay away even for a small time. They are prepared to forget and sacrifice most
of their other relationships for the sake of their love. They are prepared to
die for each other, and history tells us that sometimes it happens. Love is an
emotional relationship that can seldom be described, but can only be
experienced. Try explaining the taste of sugar, to anyone who has seldom tasted
anything sweet. You will seldom be able to do it. For that the other person has
to eat sugar. Similarly, love can seldom be explained. One has to fall in love
to know of its bliss. Please, do so at the earliest opportunity.
