When people who are dear hurt you, may it be intentionally or unintentionally, is it LOVE? When people cry because of pain – heartbreak, loss of a loved one, or because of a fight – is it  LOVE? When some people leave, is it LOVE?

When can you say that it really is Love? REAL LOVE?

Can you say that it is LOVE when you feel some butterflies in your tummy? Is it LOVE if you found yourself cuddling with somebody, spending time with someone, growing old with someone? Is it LOVE when you find yourself being there for your family, serving them, helping them? Is it LOVE when a friend calls you and is in dire need of help, that you come rushing by his/her side to give comfort?

IS IT REALLY LOVE??

Well its pretty hard to define love. Some people say LOVE is like a bubblegum, pagmupilit-makabuang. Some people define it as a feeling of strong attachment, admiration, and the like. But some people simply say LOVE is you. I couldn’t even think of an answer when I am faced with this kind of question. I myself haven’t had a full grasp on this aspect of my life. But there are things I have come to think about, things I have realized, things I have learned about LOVE.

I know that there is more to LOVE that some people could not understand, questions left unanswered, and that we cannot fully comprehend. I know that LOVE is not just what you say to people you care for, to people who matters, it is better felt, or yet better expressed. LOVE, that though how over used the word is, when it is an act becomes so powerful that can possibly change absolutely everything. That LOVE can be your best friend but also be your greatest nightmare. Only LOVE can make you cry because of the happiness you feel. And only LOVE can take your happiness away. It is LOVE when not only that you cry over goodbyes but also if you smile about it knowing someday you’ll cross each others paths again. It is LOVE when even in great pain you can stand up and embrace the person who hurt you. That when it comes to the meaning of LOVE, it should not be just LOVE the feeling but it should always be accompanied by LOVE being the verb.

And LOVE is not what it is if it stands only for HAPPINESS…because you will know if it is REAL, if you have learned to GIVE LOVE even in the most unloving situation there is.