LOVE

Is there any real definition of love? I mean, sure, dictionary.com has about twenty. And the bible gives you a really good guide as to what love should be like. Lately, i've been thinking alot about love, and i've realized that it comes in so many shapes and sizes and colors and sounds that I can't even begin to count them. I think that people are so quick to look for the bad things in life that they don't stop to see that love is all around them. It's everywhere. I think that love is one of those things that you can't define...you just have to experience it and give examples of it. Love doesn't have to be between a boy and a girl who are romantically involved. You don't have to be best friends or say 'i love you' every single day. Love isn't necessarily the big, crazy, expensive things that people do for eachother. (Although, sometimes that does show a person's feelings for someone else.) But, all in all, I think that love is the little things.

Love is when over 217 pair of jeans were donated to give to homeless teenagers. It's getting a random text from someone you haven't seen in awhile, just letting you know that they're thinking of you. Love is being able to sit in silence while watching a movie, and going home feeling like you had a great conversation. Love is when you give someone a hug and they hold on a little bit longer because they know you need it. It's waving at your neighbor when you pull in the driveway, and smiling at someone in the grocery store. Love is laughing so hard that you forgot what was so funny in the first place. It's when you see someone crying and you wish you could, even if only for a minute, take away all of their pain; even if it means you have to hurt for them. Love is comfortable. Love is knowing that, no matter how loud or often you fight, you're going to work things out because you can't imagine your life without them. Love is all of the small things that make people smile. It's showing that you care. It's knowing that someone wants you and needs you and is looking out for you. Love is the little things that make life so wonderful.

I've heard people say that love is messy. They say that it's hard and it hurts and it isn't worth it. But I think those people are wrong. The fights and the lies; the cheating and heartbreak; the anger and frustration and crying: that's NOT love. Love is what gets you through the hard times. Love is what makes you believe that you deserve better. Sure, relationships can be hard...but love is easy.



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