Saturday, September 6, 2008

Love is in the Air

Yesterday I asked one of my closest friends to answer the corniest question in the world—what is love? Well he gave me his answer, his perspective. But from my experiences and observations I have come across a definition—more like an explanation—of love.

I think love is the silence between two people, the look in your lover's eyes, a touch, caring, sacrifice, beauty…a smile, laughter, teasing, fights, a kiss, a hug, a shoulder to cry on, a best friend. It’s a feeling of utmost exhilaration, elation, excitement…happiness to the depths of the deepest, most heart-wrenching sadness, loss, tears, intertwining of fingers. It’s the mutual liking for some things and the opposing dislike for others. It's different ideologies and the amalgamation of common dreams. It’s respect, trust, forgiveness…memories, hope, a whole new world...colorful, sometimes bleak and foggy. It’s giving and taking, and making and creating. It’s comfort, security, goose bumps, tenderness…decisions, faith, and tough choices.