Love

Today, I want to be a little bold and explore a topic that affects every one of us — LOVE.

What is it really? I believe love is far more than just an emotion. Living in today’s society, I often feel that love is misunderstood, disregarded, and even abused — and that, to me, is heartbreaking. Honestly, many of us don’t truly know what love is or what it feels like. We may have glimpses of it, ideas about it, but the real, authentic thing? It’s rare.

Let’s start with the classic definition: Love is a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person — a feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend.

Beautiful, right? Yet, the Bible gives us something much deeper to think about:

> “If I could speak in any language in heaven or on earth but didn’t love others, I would only be making meaningless noise like a loud gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had the gift of prophecy and knew all the mysteries of the future and everything about everything, but didn’t love others, what good would I be? And if I had the gift of faith so that I could speak to a mountain and make it move, without love I would be no good to anybody. If I gave everything I have to the poor and even sacrificed my body, I could boast about it; but if I didn’t love others, I would be of no value whatsoever. Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. Love does not demand its own way.”

When we look at those two definitions side by side, something becomes clear — we all fall short.

I say this because I’m at a stage in my life where love no longer feels like a simple emotion. I care deeply for people, I show affection, and I try to be kind — but do I truly love? Am I moved beyond myself for others by love, or simply by duty? Do we love because it flows from deep within, or because it’s expected of us? Because it’s the right thing to do — or because someone loves us back?

In today’s world, I think we often skim the surface. We “love” out of habit, comfort, or convenience. There’s little depth, little soul. We’re busy doing rather than feeling. And that, perhaps, is why so many of us feel lost or disconnected — because love, real love, is what gives life its meaning.

True love begins deep within — when you pause long enough to see someone’s worth, to value their essence, and to be moved to go beyond yourself. It’s that inner stirring that humbles you, that drives you to give selflessly.

That, to me, is what love truly is. And if I’m honest, I think real love is as rare as dinosaurs — but that makes it all the more precious when you find it.

So today, I challenge you: dare to love more deeply. Love with intention. Love beyond comfort, beyond habit, beyond what’s expected. Choose to love selflessly, passionately, and with purpose. Because in the end, love — genuine, wholehearted love — is the only thing that truly transforms us.I aspire to be love......