Love

Wellspring
Of all things.

W
h at is lov e ? as a word, love has been corrupted by
overuse; you can love just about anything, from your car
to a vacation at Disney World. The word love has almost
become a worthless commodity, so banal as to have nearly
lost its profound meaning. And yet, and yet… What about true love?
Real, absolute, unconditional love? The concept of love? A feeling so pure
it transcends rational thought? The love that permeates all things at every
moment, like a whispered background hum, if only we could open our
senses to it? An energy so powerful it causes grown men and women to
fall on their knees and shed tears of joy when they experience it? Is there
any better word in the English language than just plain “love”? Love is
more than compassion, more than intimacy, more than affection,or ado-
ration or kindness or a thousand other words that come close, but don’t
quite hit the bull’s-eye. Love is love, plain and simple; there is nothing
deeper, more profound, more basic and elemental than love.

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