The Art of Love: So what is Love, Really?

Love. The word itself is often spoken of: sometimes without thought; sometimes with deeper meanings; and sometimes, because it's the only thing that makes the pain fade away...
One thing is certain, 'Love' - it's everything, and whatever you say it is: It's unpredictable; it's unbearable; it's kind, painful and sweet; it's this and that, etc. and so on! So i guess we all can tell something about it; or describe our emotions of how we feel when we're being in love and being loved by someone. But putting aside "Love - It's Everything", what can we really tell about it? I mean, how much we actually realize of what it really is?


The Art of Love: So what is Love, Really?

You know, over the past few weeks I've been pondering and wondering about this question; about Love and the real meaning of it. And for a short period of time, for me it remained just as any other unanswerable question in philosophy. I mean, have you ever noticed that there are some slight flaws about the term Love? Don't get me wrong, I'm not referring that love doesn't exist; in-fact, I'm trying to understand what if 'Love' is just an combination of happiness and inner peace while being in an relationship?

Now lets look at Love from another perspective of view...
"Give an four year old child an candy, and he/she most probably will tell you 'I Love you Mommy/Daddy'; but take it away or even scream and yell at him/her, he/she most probably would hate you for an short period of time and tell you that 'I hate You!'"

This simple example above actually explains of how we feel when we're angry or happy with particular situation; sure when we're more grownup, these kinds of situations do not happen so often, or even never with most of us. Yet I'm sure you agree, that love is practically the same as taking or giving an candy to an four year old... I guess what i want you to realize is that love isn't just an satisfaction, neither it isn't just happiness - it's an art in every perspective of view, combined with whatever you like in an certain person with whom you're in an relationship...

Maybe it's me, maybe not - but from my perspective of view, most of us have never been seriously in love, rather than happy with that particular person. What i mean to say is that 'Being in Love' and 'Love' itself, are two totally different things! That's why the rest of it, you'll just have to figure out for yourself... And let no one, 'including myself' tell you; what is love, really? Because honestly, It's different for each of us!