Love Gives as Much as it Gets
“Love is our essential nutrient. Without it, life has little meaning. It’s the best thing we have to give and the most valuable thing we receive. It’s worthy of all the hullabaloo.” Martin Luther King Jr. Over the years, many cultures have written and analysed love and formed it into this complex, indefinable and often elusive thing. There is no topic that equals it for the number of poems, songs and books that have been written about it. Is love as hard to pinpoint and define as we are led to believe? Is it just that something magically takes place when we connect with some people? Do we like to hold on to the mystery so that somehow we don’t lose the impact or exhilaration? Or could it be that it is not love that is that complicated, but all the ‘add on extras’ that we as adults join to this powerful emotion? Let’s leave the ‘suitcases’ at the station for a moment and break down this thing called love . Basic Elements of L...