What is love?

So I just realized there's something important I don't know but feel I should know...

What is this thing we call 'love'?

Some might say it's a feeling.

If you look it up in a dictionary it might say something to the effect of: "a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person."

But that's what it used to be.

I walk around and hear the word tossed around like a ping-pong ball; like it's nothing special.

I love cookies is a good one.

I love soccer is neat.

I love you... that's a phrase I hear far too often. It's great that you are fond of everyone, but where does it become insignificant?

The word love, I feel, should be used when there really is a deeply profound feeling present. One that changes your life completely. One that you can't live without. One that makes you feel as if you'd be incomplete without it.

I'm not saying you shouldn't love your neighbours, that would be silly. The thrick is, you should love your neighbours as yourself. Not as your significant other. To be in love with someone is different.

I like this, this thing we call love. It is fun. It makes me feel great.

Here's a challenge I have for you. Next time you use the word 'love,' make sure to put real feeling into it. Make sure it changes someone's life.

-Over and out- Manda