2.22.2013

definitions of love

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I have loved, I have been loved, I have never been in love.

I have been stricken by an overwhelming, profound thing that could be described with too many adjectives; a pressure in my gut; a profound realization; a gratefulness; a joy; a sense of forgiveness. My love is for my family, my friends, my dog, my hobbies, my passions.

And even though love is defined as a deep affection for someone, I think it's something deeper; a feeling that you can't quite put your finger on. I can describe what love brings, what it makes me feel, but it takes a far more skilled writer to touch on the essence of love. All I can say is it is happiness, but not always, it is understanding and mistakes and sometimes failure but usually forgiveness. It is something quite beautifully human, and I cannot imagine living without it.

What is your definition of love?

Kinga
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13 comments:

  1. alex anne22 February 2013 at 03:27

    so so so beautifully written kinga! i love it! :)

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  2. Marianela22 February 2013 at 03:31

    Biblically, love is treating the other person lawfully from the heart.

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  3. Neeley22 February 2013 at 04:11

    To me, love is sacrifice. For as the old Jeff Buckley song goes, "Love is not a victory march, it's a cold and broken hallelujah."
    But to love someone enough for that sacrifice is absolutely worth it.

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  4. Hope22 February 2013 at 05:43

    You're incredible, Kinga. I just want to quote this whole post. Just beautiful!

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  5. Kcfilzenphotos22 February 2013 at 14:36

    wow so inspiring!!!! I LOVE your definition of LOVE:) It's ma fav definition i have ever read!!! Thanks for sharing<3

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  6. meena22 February 2013 at 16:48

    Kinga, this is sooooooooooooooooooooo inspirational.

    Love to me is knowing that someone is always there for you, that they'll always have your back. Love is a friend.

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  7. Unknown22 February 2013 at 20:09

    gah, loved this. to me, love is in the picture of my Messiah - a sacrificial, selfless, incredible love so deep that it conquers death. x

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  8. Keely22 February 2013 at 21:35

    Love is ultimately sacrificial. It is not as the world defines it. Because different people have different definitions of love.
    God first loved us.
    That is true love. Overwhelmingly true love.

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  9. Anonymous22 February 2013 at 22:01

    I think love is definitely more than a feeling as well. The best definition of love to me would have to be 1 Corinthians 13. :)

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  10. katie josephine d23 February 2013 at 14:59

    this is beautiful, kinga. heartfelt and true.

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  11. Abbie23 February 2013 at 17:25

    this first sentence is so true.

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  12. Ann Marie24 February 2013 at 01:15

    so lovely.

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  13. Jocee24 February 2013 at 02:05

    "for God so loved the world that He gave..." (john 3:16). i think people today are searching so hard to find this profound, phenomenal, philosphical, nobel-prize-winning definition of love and they're missing the love that is literally standing right in front of them. love, to me, is giving. giving of yourself. making sure your other half has exactly what they need. right now? i like someone. i love them. and i have this... sort of... hope. this passion (i swear i will never find the right word for this) for him to be happy. not just happy, but joyful. so joyful that it spreads to others as he locks eyes with them. for a person who's experience so much unhappiness in his life, i want him to be the best him he can be. and we're like, best friends, so we lift each other up. yeah, i like him. love him. it's just... it's just... i don't know. my feelings are stardust i cannot fathom into stars.

    beautiful, kinga. really thought-provoking and wonderful. :) <3

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