An Intense Affection

An Intense Affection

  • Submitted By: jennitran
  • Date Submitted: 01/29/2009 9:23 PM
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The American Heritage dictionary defines love as "an intense affection for another person based on familial or personal ties." Love, what a powerful word. Love can be defined in many different expressions. Love can be an emotion, it can be physical, can be spiritual, Love defines our existence. Love is a verb. We are in a world where love gets us through hard times and great times. So how does love feel? Love feels like indescribable words. When people think of the word love they think of happiness, sex, marriage, and the words could go on.
Where does love come from? Love is how God created us. God's love is shown in the creation of man and women. His love is shown when he died for are sins on the cross. It is shown in how he promises us that he will come back for us one day to take us home, to Heaven. Gods' love is evident through out the bible and creation. He also shows us his love through the mercy he gives us everyday in our lives. God defines Love.
Love can be taken....

Much has been said about love, but if you search the horizon, you will discover that most of the things written about love are either pithy or cynical.

Society in general can be cruel and heartless toward real virtue of any kind. In the most popular venues, love is seldom dealt with with any degree of sobriety. Modern humor mocks marriage, husbands and wives, then glorifies every conceivable breech of virtue, such as sexual immorality, profane and obscene values.

Real love is a mystery to most people. Most people never realize the true potential or value of love, nor do they learn to practice the art of love. It is usually very poorly defined. People think they are in love, but they can't explain it. There is a great deal of confusion and cross-referencing of the terms LOVE, ROMANCE, INFATUATION, AFFECTION, TENDERNESS and so forth.

Love may include romance, infatuation, affection and tenderness. But even if those elements are not present, it could still be love.

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