LOVE
Love is something that is very simple, yet also can be very complicated at the same time. To me love is something that touches each and everyone of us in different ways. It is not something that we can see with our eyes, but a feeling that comes to us. We are never really sure when, where, or why it happens to us when it occurs.

Love is probably one of the most misunderstood things in life. Some people may wonder why a certain person finds love with another person. You see, some people think if they do not see beauty in a person, or if that person does not have a desirable body then others often wonder,"How can he/she love that person, what can he/she see in that person?" My answer to this is simple... Beauty is in the eyes of its beholder. To the person that is in love with another person they see a beauty in that person that no one else can see. When two people are in love it as if if the sun shines down a beautiful ray of light upon those two people. The feeling that the two share are so wonderful that words simply can not express how they feel about each other. It does not matter the age, nor the race, nor the religious beliefs of each other.

Love does not know these boundaries, it can conquer fears, doubts, and many obstacles. It has been known to cure a dying person, to ease the pain of an ill person, and to make some people do things that they would normally never do.

Such as, a man loves his wife, she is suffering from an illness that is painful and there is no cure for. He may decide to help her out of her pain by helping her to ease it through death. Maybe this is the wrong thing to do, but the man feels he loves her so much, she agrees she wants the pain to end so he helps her end it. Yes, this may be a wrong thing in society to do, but it does happen. Love makes one do many things that they normally might not do.

This is why love is strange at times. Love is a gift, it is like a treasure. True love can often be a rare thing, but I believe many people have that kind of love. It is sad that there is not more of it in our world. Maybe then it could be a better place for us to live in. Love is sharing, caring, growing, and the bonding of two souls that is shared together.

Love is simple in the fact that it is often easy to find, however, it is complex in the fact that to make it last it has to be a case of where two people must communicate, share their feelings, be there for each other in times of need, and nurture one another, among the many other things, yet at the same time give each other space to grow and be their own unique individual self, yet still be dependant upon each other, and to also meet their mates needs. Love is one of the most beautiful things in the world that two people can share. Some people live for love, some have died for love, and some have even fought for the sake of love. Love can make a person have faith, courage, and also a sense of self worth..It can make one feel so happy, so alive, so important, and also contribute a new life into the world by the mating of the two lovers. Love can last a lifetime, or for a short period of time. At times love it can be painful, yet if two people are truly in love they make it through that pain and become even deeper in love because of the turmoil.

For love to grow deeper it involves effort and time, and understanding on both parts. Love can go as deep as we allow it to go, or it can be shallow as we allow it to be. If we give of ourselves as much as we can give then love is limitless. It is one of the most precious things in the world to give and to also receive. It can give a person a sense of well being, it makes one feel warm and safe, and can make you feel like a king or a queen. Loves can make your heart race, your stomach feel tingly, and legs feel as they are weak. It can produce so many sensations in a man or woman body. Sometimes it seems to fade over time, but did it really fade or just grow deeper? Usually the longer you know your love this tends to happen. When this does occur it is grand because it is so deep that another change in the level of love has taken place. One that has grown deeper and even better, even though the stage before seems gone at times, such as the fact that the desires may not seem as strong, the heart does not race as it once did in the loves earlier stages, It had gone into a deeper level where now the first stages are replaced with a security and a differnt kind of contentment. This stage of love is the deepest level of love.

Love is wonderful, and full of changes and full of many surprises. Love is grand and magnificent. You can often see love in someone's eyes the way they seem to light up, or in the proud walk that a person carries, or the smile upon a person's face. There is nothing that can compare to love, nothing that can equal the wonders of the grand feelings that it gives a person. Love is shown in many different ways by different people, because we all show it in our own way. Some tend to express their love outwardly while others tend to keep their feeling of love more internal. Regardless of how it effects each of us it is wonderful and beautiful to those that share love. Since we are all different, it effects us all in many different ways.

As long as the effects are good it is glorious. Love is patient, love is kind, it endures, it can also move mountains, and conquer and obstacle. So go with your heart and feel the many joys that love has to offer, for it is grand and nothing can compare. To give love and to receive love is the greatest gift to mankind.
Mary, copyright 1999
LET YOUR HEART NOT BE TROUBLED NOR, LET IT BE AFRAID. THE LORD WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH THE STORM...


Marriage takes three to be complete; It's not enough for two to meet. They must be united in love, by love's Creator, God above. Then their love will be firm and strong; Able to last when things go wrong, Because they've felt God's love and know he's always there, he'll never go. And they have both loved Him in kind with all the heart and soul and mind; And in that love they've found the way to love each other every day. A marriage that follows God's plan takes more than a woman and man. It needs a oneness that can be Only from Christ- marriage takes three...Beth Stuckwisch




THE HEART

One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowd gathered and they all admired his heart for it was perfect. There was not a mark or a flaw in it. Yes, they all agreed it truly was the most beautiful heart they had ever seen. The young man was very proud and boasted more loudly about his beautiful heart.

Suddenly, an old man appeared at the front of the crowd and said "Why your heart is not nearly as beautiful as mine." The crowd and the young man looked at the old man's heart. It was beating strongly, but full of scars, it had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn't fit quite right and there were several jagged edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges where whole pieces were missing. The people stared - how can he say his heart is more beautiful, they thought? The young man looked at the old man's heart and saw its state and laughed. "You must be joking," he said. "Compare your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars and tears."

"Yes," said the old man, "Yours is perfect looking but I would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love - I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart which fits into the empty place in my heart, but because the pieces aren't exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn't returned a piece of his heart to me. These are the empty gouges - giving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open, reminding me of the love I have for these people too, and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have waiting. So now do you see what true beauty is?" The young man stood silently with tears running down his cheeks.

He walked up to the old man, reached into his perfect young and beautiful heart, and ripped a piece out. He offered it to the old man with trembling hands. The old man took his offering, placed it in his heart and then took a piece from his old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young man's heart. It fit, but not perfectly, as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart, not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever, since love from the old man's heart flowed into his.

They embraced and walked away side by side. How sad it must be to go through life with a whole heart. Remember... Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching.
UNKNOWN
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