30 Day's Of Rachel - Day 03, Your definition of love

"I dont pretend to know what love is for everyone, but i can tell you what it is for me."


I've been thinking long and hard about what to write in this post, and to be honest im probably the worst person for the job. I've never been in love before and as cynical as it may sound im not sure if i really believe in it, well at least not the romantic kind, but when i was trying to figure out what to say about this topic i decided to look up the definition of love online and they had dozens of definitions for it "A profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person" "A feeling of warm personal attachment or deep affection, as for a parent, child, or friend" "Passion or desire" ect... After reading all of these i came to the conclusion that the reason there are so many different types of definitions is because there are so many different types of love. Sure, i may not buy into the romantic type of love but i do believe in other types. I believe in the love of friendship, i believe in the love of family, but i think i believe the most in the simple form of love that people dont always pay attention too. I think that most people when they think of love imagine the big, hot air balloons, millions of roses, riding off into the sunset type. But that's not love to me. Love to me is staying up till 4 in the morning because your friend needs someone to talk to, it's being willing to momentarily put aside your needs for someone elses, it's accepting people for who they are and not who you want them to be. That's my definition of love and it's the kind that i want in my life, and the kind that i hope i have been able to bring into others.