
What is “Love” to you? How do you describe Love? How do you define Love? We have read, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” (1 Cor. 13:4-7 New International Version). Or we have observed definitions like, Love is a “strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties”, and/or “attraction based on sexual desire, affection and tenderness felt by lovers”, and/or “to hold dear”, and/or “to like or desire actively” (“Love,” 2019). Tina Turner in her ballad, “What’s Love Got to Do With It?” referred to love as a “second-hand emotion”. What’s that? By the way, I love the hit song from the 80’s and Angela Bassett in the movie (1993) was phenomenal. But back to the point… a second-hand emotion? So, love is something that is received after being used by another? Maybe this is a post for another time.
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